Multi-Component Projectile Rotational Interlock
First Claim
1. A projectile, comprising:
- a leading part including a tip having a generally ogive shape;
a trailing part including a main base;
a cylindrical interface including a leading end that abuttingly engages a trailing end of said tip and a trailing end that abuttingly engages a leading end of said main base;
a non-round aperture having a predetermined longitudinal extent formed in said trailing end of said tip;
a non-round peg having a predetermined longitudinal extent substantially equal to the predetermined longitudinal extent of said non-square aperture formed in said leading end of said main base;
said non-round aperture and said non-round peg being centered on a longitudinal axis of symmetry of said projectile, said longitudinal axis of symmetry being a longitudinal axis of rotation of said projectile; and
said non-round peg being slideably inserted within said non-round aperture when the leading end of said cylindrical interface abuts said trailing end of said tip and the trailing end of said cylindrical interface abuts said leading end of said main base so that said leading and trailing parts of said projectile rotate conjointly with one another when said projectile is rotating about said axis of rotation.
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Abstract
A projectile has a leading part, a trailing part and a cylindrical interface that interconnects the leading and trailing parts. A non-round aperture having a predetermined longitudinal extent is formed in the trailing end of the leading part and a non-round peg having a predetermined longitudinal extent substantially equal to the predetermined longitudinal extent of the non-round aperture is formed in the leading end of the trailing part. The non-round peg is slideably inserted within the non-round aperture when the leading end of the cylindrical interface abuts the trailing end of the leading part and the trailing end of the cylindrical interface abuts the leading end of the trailing part so that the leading and trailing parts of the projectile rotate conjointly with one another when the projectile is rotating about its axis of rotation.
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7 Claims
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1. A projectile, comprising:
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a leading part including a tip having a generally ogive shape; a trailing part including a main base; a cylindrical interface including a leading end that abuttingly engages a trailing end of said tip and a trailing end that abuttingly engages a leading end of said main base; a non-round aperture having a predetermined longitudinal extent formed in said trailing end of said tip; a non-round peg having a predetermined longitudinal extent substantially equal to the predetermined longitudinal extent of said non-square aperture formed in said leading end of said main base; said non-round aperture and said non-round peg being centered on a longitudinal axis of symmetry of said projectile, said longitudinal axis of symmetry being a longitudinal axis of rotation of said projectile; and said non-round peg being slideably inserted within said non-round aperture when the leading end of said cylindrical interface abuts said trailing end of said tip and the trailing end of said cylindrical interface abuts said leading end of said main base so that said leading and trailing parts of said projectile rotate conjointly with one another when said projectile is rotating about said axis of rotation.
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2. A projectile, comprising:
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a leading part including a tip having a generally ogive shape; a trailing part including a main base; a tip base of cylindrical construction having a reduced diameter relative to a trailing end of said tip so that a first annular shoulder is formed where a trailing end of said tip meets a leading end of said tip base; and a leading rod formed integrally with said tip base and having a reduced diameter relative to said tip base so that a second annular shoulder is formed where a trailing end of said tip base meets a leading end of said leading rod. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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