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US 7,395,762 B2Granted
Projectile for rapid fire gun
OwnerMark B. Keyinventor
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Abstract
An ammunition system for a rapid fire gun. The ammunition system includes a bullet having a tip that is stored in a retracted position and during flight is deployed to create an aerodynamic shape. Another aspect of the ammunition system is that the bullet has a cylindrical body having a first length in storage and a second longer length after ignition of the propellant.
Claims16
A bullet, comprising:
- a body member having a first end and a second end and a cavity for a propellant therein;
- a propellant located within said cavity and being operable for propelling said body member;
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- wherein said first end defining a substantially rigid head member having an outer surface which changes shape by deformation between a first state and a second state when exposed to a pressurized gas from said propellant.
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A bullet, comprising:
- a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end with an internal propellant cavity disposed therein;
- a propellant located within said internal propellant cavity and adapted to discharge a gaseous flow stream from said second end;
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- tip means coupled to said first end for changing shape in response to an increase in pressure within said cavity created by ignition of said propellant.
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An ammunition system, comprising:
- a plurality of bullets, each of said bullets comprising:
- a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end with an internal propellant cavity disposed therein;
- a propellant located within said internal propellant cavity and adapted to discharge a gaseous flow stream from said second end;
- tip means coupled to said first end for changing shape in response to an increase in pressure within said cavity created by the ignition of said propellant;
- wherein said plurality of bullets are arranged in an abutting relationship, said abutting relationship has a first end of one of said plurality of bullets in contact with a second end of another of said plurality of bullets, and wherein each of said plurality of bullets are propelled independent of said others of the plurality of bullets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.