Flare-bang projectile
OwnerMichael Brunninventor
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Abstract
A flare-bang projectile is comprised of a weighty ballast in the front leading edge, a flash-bang charge, a transfer charge and a flare charge that is lit by a starter composition located at the rear of the flare charge. When the flare charge is ignited such that it burns during the flight of the projectile, an the projectile path is indicated to thereby provide warning signaling.
Claims43
A flare-bang cartridge assembly, comprising:
- a tubular cartridge;
- and
- a projectile within said tubular cartridge, said projectile comprising:
- a tubular projectile casing;
- a flare compound located at one end of the tubular projectile casing, said flare compound having a starter compound at one end for igniting said flare compound;
- a transfer charge located at an opposite end of the flare compound, said transfer charge comprising a delay fuse composition;
- and
- a flash charge within said projectile casing, said flash charge being ignited by said transfer charge;
- and
- a weighty and frangible ballast located on a leading edge of said projectile, at an end of the tubular projectile casing opposite from the end having the flare compound, wherein a weight of said ballast is sufficient to provide stability and accuracy in flight, and wherein an at least one material comprising the weighty and frangible ballast is sufficiently frangible such that, after burning of said flare compound and after subsequent detonation of said flash charge, the at least one material comprises low mass, low energy components.
A flare-bang projectile, said flare-bang projectile fitting within a flare-bang cartridge in order to form a flare-bang cartridge assembly, comprising:
- a tubular projectile casing;
- a flare compound located at one end of the tubular projectile casing;
- a starter compound at one end of the tubular casing;
- a transfer charge located at an opposite end of the flare compound;
- a flash charge within said tubular projectile casing;
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- a weighty and frangible ballast located on a leading edge of said flare-bang projectile, wherein a weight of said ballast is sufficient to provide stability and accuracy in flight, and wherein an at least one material comprising the weighty and frangible ballast is sufficiently frangible such that, after burning of said flare compound and after subsequent detonation of said flash charge, the at least one material comprises low mass, low energy components.
A method of manufacturing a flash-bang cartridge assembly, said flash-bang cartridge assembly comprising a tubular cartridge and a projectile within said tubular cartridge, said method comprising the steps of:
- forming a tubular projectile casing;
- placing a flare compound at one end of the tubular projectile casing, said flare compound having a starter compound at one end for igniting said flare compound;
- placing a transfer charge located at an opposite end of the flare compound, said transfer charge comprising a delay fuse composition;
- placing a flash charge within said projectile casing;
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- placing a weighty, and frangible ballast on a leading edge of said projectile, at an end of the tubular projectile casing opposite from the end having the delay block, wherein a weight of said ballast is sufficient to provide stability and accuracy in flight, and wherein an at least one material comprising the weighty and frangible ballast is sufficiently frangible such that, after burning of the flare compound and subsequent to detonation of said flash charge, the at least one material comprises low mass, low energy components.
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