Ammunition articles with plastic components and method of making ammunition articles with plastic components
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1. An ammunition article, comprising:
- a molded plastic cartridge casing body having a first end and a second end; and
a projectile attached to the first end of the cartridge casing body, wherein the cartridge casing body is molded around at least a portion of the projectile.
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Abstract
An ammunition article includes a molded plastic cartridge casing body having a first end and a second end, and a projectile attached to the first end of the cartridge casing body. The cartridge casing body is molded around at least a portion of the projectile. A molded plastic base for an ammunition article, a molded plastic blank cartridge, and a molded plastic cartridge casing body having a pronged web are also disclosed.
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115 Claims
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1. An ammunition article, comprising:
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a molded plastic cartridge casing body having a first end and a second end; and
a projectile attached to the first end of the cartridge casing body, wherein the cartridge casing body is molded around at least a portion of the projectile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An ammunition article, comprising:
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a cartridge casing body having a first end and a second end;
a projectile attached to the first end of the cartridge casing body; and
a single piece, molded plastic base, the base being attached to the second end of the cartridge casing body. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An ammunition article, comprising:
a molded plastic cartridge case body having a closed front end and a second end. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An ammunition article, comprising:
a molded plastic cartridge case body, the cartridge case body including a web dividing an internal volume of the body to define a lower cavity for receiving a propellant and an upper cavity for receiving a projectile, the web including an upwardly extending prong for being received in a corresponding recess in a base of the projectile to fasten the body to the projectile. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method of making an ammunition article, comprising the steps of:
molding plastic around at least a portion of a projectile to form a plastic cartridge casing body having a first end to which the projectile is attached and a second end. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A method of making an ammunition article, comprising the steps of:
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molding plastic to form a single piece, molded plastic base; and
attaching the base to an end of a cartridge casing body. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A method of making an ammunition article, comprising the steps of:
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molding plastic around a core pull to form a molded plastic cartridge case body having a closed front end and a second end; and
removing the core pull from the cartridge casing body. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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106. A method of making an ammunition article, comprising:
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molding plastic to form a molded plastic cartridge case body, the cartridge case body including a web dividing an internal volume of the body to define a lower cavity for receiving a propellant and an upper cavity for receiving a projectile, the web including an upwardly extending prong; and
causing the upwardly extending prong to be received in a corresponding recess in a base of the projectile to fasten the body to the projectile. - View Dependent Claims (107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113)
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114. An ammunition article comprising:
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a projectile having cannelure contours; and
a molded cartridge casing body molded around at least a portion of the projectile such that a portion of a wall of the cartridge casing body follows the cannelure contours of the projectile. - View Dependent Claims (115)
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