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US 9,541,362 B2Granted
Customizable projectile designed to tumble
AssigneeWard Kraft, Inc.
InventorsRyan Kraft, Gary Buntain
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Abstract
A projectile or bullet for a firearm. The projectile tumbles upon impact with a target. The projectile may be tailored to control the location of the tumbling.
Claims6
A projectile that tumbles upon impact with a target comprising:
- (a) a first portion having a first length, a first portion side and a first portion trailing end;
- the first portion side forming a first acute angle with the first portion trailing end;
- (b) a pointed tip extending forwardly from the first portion, the tip having a tip trailing end and a tip side, the tip side forming a second acute angle with the tip trailing end;
- (c) a second portion extending rearwardly from the first portion;
- the second portion being cylindrical and having a second length;
- and
- (d) a frustoconical base portion extending rearwardly from the second portion and having a distal end;
- wherein:
- the first acute angle is greater than the second acute angle;
- the first length is greater than the second length;
- and
- the projectile terminates at a rear side in a solitary vertical plane defined by a vertical wall extending from the distal end.
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A projectile configured to tumble upon impact with a target, comprising:
- (a) a first portion having a first length, a first portion side and a first portion trailing end;
- the first portion side forming a first acute angle with the first portion trailing end;
- (b) a tip extending forwardly from the first portion, the tip having a tip trailing end and a tip side, the tip side forming a second acute angle with the tip trailing end;
- (c) a second portion extending rearwardly from the first portion;
- the second portion being cylindrical and having a second length;
- and
- (d) a frustoconical base portion extending rearwardly from the second portion;
- the base portion having a third length;
- wherein:
- the first acute angle is greater than the second acute angle;
- the first length is greater than the second length;
- and
- the second length is greater than the third length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.