Ammunition and explosives – Cartridges – Projectile structure
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-28
2006-03-28
Carone, Michael J. (Department: 3641)
Ammunition and explosives
Cartridges
Projectile structure
C102S501000, C102S438000, C102S293000, C089S001100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07017495
ABSTRACT:
A method for the dispersion of projectiles from guns capable of firing multiple projectiles in rapid succession whereby some of the projectiles are modified by moving the center of mass of the projectile away from it's central axis and oriented prior to firing. This, in combination with bring fired from a rifled gun barrel, imparts velocity to the projectile upon exiting the gun barrel at right angles to the barrel. This velocity along with the higher muzzle velocity will cause the modified projectile to diverge away from the trajectory of a standard projectile. The magnitude of the divergence will vary with the distance the projectile's center of mass is away from its central axis, and the placement of the modified projectile strikes around the bull's-eye will be determined by the loading orientation of the modified projectile. Firing a multiplicity of standard and modified projectiles in rapid succession will produce an accurate dispersion pattern on a target, increasing the hit probability on that target.
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