Foam projectile
AssigneeBlackpoint Engineering, LLC
InventorSteven J. Wygant
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Abstract
A combat game weapon system includes a pneumatic launcher and an elastic projectile. The pneumatic launcher includes a barrel. The barrel includes a distal end and a bore with an inside diameter. The elastic projectile is configured for being expelled from the distal end of the barrel. The elastic projectile includes a cavity configured for expanding when the cavity receives a propellant from the pneumatic launcher and thereby for causing the elastic projectile to sealingly engage the inside diameter.
Claims18
A combat game weapon system, comprising:
- a pneumatic launcher including a barrel, said barrel including a distal end and a bore with an inside diameter;
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- an elastic projectile configured for being expelled from said distal end of said barrel, said elastic projectile consisting of a forward portion and a rear guidance portion, said forward portion and said rear guidance portion including a cavity that expands when said cavity receives a propellant from said pneumatic launcher and that thereby causes at least one of said forward portion and said rear guidance portion to sealingly engage said inside diameter, said elastic projectile being a monolithic structure.
A combat game projectile for a combat game weapon system including a pneumatic launcher including a barrel having a distal end and a bore with an inside diameter, said combat game projectile comprising:
- an elastic projectile configured for being expelled from the distal end of the barrel of the pneumatic launcher, said elastic projectile consisting of a forward portion and a rear guidance portion, said forward portion and said rear guidance portion including a cavity that expands when said cavity receives a propellant from the pneumatic launcher and that thereby causes at least one of said forward portion and said rear guidance portion to sealingly engage the inside diameter, said elastic projectile being a monolithic structure.
A method of operating a combat game weapon system, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a pneumatic launcher including a barrel, said barrel including a distal end and a bore with an inside diameter;
- loading said pneumatic launcher with an elastic projectile, said elastic projectile consisting of a forward portion and a rear guidance portion, said forward portion and said rear guidance portion including a cavity, said elastic projectile being a monolithic structure;
- receiving in said cavity a propellant from said pneumatic launcher;
- expanding said cavity, when said cavity receives said propellant from said pneumatic launcher, and thereby causing at least one of said forward portion and said rear guidance portion to sealingly engage said inside diameter;
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- expelling said elastic projectile from said distal end of said barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.