Shot cup for shotshell
AssigneeOlin Corporation
InventorBen N. Frank
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Abstract
A shot cup for holding shot in a shotshell has a generally cylindrical sidewall, having a closed proximal end, and an open distal end, and at least one distally-facing petal connected to the sidewall at its proximal end, the petal configured so that it is widest at a point intermediate the proximal and distal ends of the petal. The at least one petal being capable of opening outwardly after the shot cup leaves the shotshell.
Claims15
A shot cup for holding shot in a shotshell, the shot cup comprising a generally cylindrical sidewall, having a closed proximal end, and an open distal end, and a plurality of distally-facing petals connected to the sidewall at its proximal end, the petal configured so that it is widest at a point intermediate the proximal and distal ends of the petal, the at least one petal being capable of opening outwardly after the shot cup leaves the shotshell.
A shot cup for holding shot in a shotshell, the shot cup comprising a generally cylindrical sidewall, having a closed proximal end, and an open distal end, and a plurality of distally-facing petals connected to the sidewall at their proximal ends, the petals being widest at a point intermediate their proximal and distal ends, and the petals being substantially equally spaced around the circumference of the sidewall, each of the petals being capable of opening outwardly after the shot cup leaves the shotshell.
A shot cup for holding shot in a shotshell, the shot cup comprising a generally cylindrical sidewall, having a closed proximal end, and an open distal end, and a plurality of distally-facing petals connected to the sidewall at their proximal ends, the petals being wider at a point distal to the point of connection than the width of the connection at the proximal end, and the petals being substantially equally spaced around the circumference of the sidewall, each of the petals being capable of opening outwardly after the shot cup leaves the shotshell.
A shotshell comprising:
- a shell case;
- a head at the proximal end of the shall case;
- a shot cup disposed in the shell case, the shot cup comprising a generally cylindrical sidewall, having a closed proximal end and an open distal end, and a plurality of distally-facing petals connected to the sidewall at its proximal end, the at least one petal being widest at a point intermediate its proximal and distal ends, and being capable of opening outwardly after the shot cup leaves the shotshell;
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- a load of shot disposed in the shot cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.