Industrial ammunition
AssigneeOlin Corporation
InventorsDouglas D. Olson, Jack D. Dippold, Randant D. Huelsmann
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Abstract
A projectileless ammunition system (20; 320) includes a metallic case (22; 322). A propellant charge (26; 326) is carried by the case and covered by an over-powder member (24; 324) in the absence of a separate projectile. The ammunition is advantageously used with an industrial ballistic tool operating so that each spent case serves as the effective projectile to be propelled by firing of the next round of ammunition.
Claims4
Ammunition for use with a discharging apparatus that includes a chamber for receiving the ammunition, a muzzle and a barrel between the chamber and the muzzle, the ammunition comprising:
- a case formed of a cast zinc or a cast zinc-based alloy that extends aft-to-fore from a base to a mouth and has interior and exterior surfaces and is configured to be expelled from the muzzle;
- a propellant charge contained within the case;
- a primer mounted in the case;
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- a member cooperating with the case to enclose the propellant charge, said ammunition lacking a projectile having a mass in excess of a mass of the case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.