COMBUSTIBLE CARTRIDGE CASED AMMUNITION ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. An ammunition round assembly, comprising:
- a projectile;
a base;
a body having a first end portion coupled to the projectile and a second end portion opposite the first end portion and adjacent to the base, the body being made of a material configured to be consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly;
a propellant; and
a sleeve at least partially contained within the base and having a free end portion radially adjacent to and coupled to the second end portion of the body, the sleeve and the body defining an interior area configured to contain the propellant.
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Abstract
A combustible cartridge assembly is described. The assembly of one embodiment includes a projectile, a body having a first end portion coupled to the projectile and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The body is made of a combustible material configured to be consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly. A sleeve is at least partially contained within the base. The sleeve has a free end portion radially to adjacent to and coupled to the second end portion of the body. The sleeve and the body defines an interior area configured to contain a combustible propellant. A non-combustible base at least partially is coupled to the sleeve and is adjacent to the second end portion of the body.
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27 Claims
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1. An ammunition round assembly, comprising:
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a projectile; a base; a body having a first end portion coupled to the projectile and a second end portion opposite the first end portion and adjacent to the base, the body being made of a material configured to be consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly; a propellant; and a sleeve at least partially contained within the base and having a free end portion radially adjacent to and coupled to the second end portion of the body, the sleeve and the body defining an interior area configured to contain the propellant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An ammunition round assembly, comprising:
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a non-combustible base having an outer base diameter and an inner base diameter; an engagement member having an outer engagement member diameter less than the inner base diameter and disposed partially inside and fixed to the base; and a body having an inner body diameter larger than the outer engagement member diameter and an outer body diameter substantially corresponding to the outer base diameter, the body overlapping with the engagement member at an end adjacent to the base, wherein the body is made of a material configured to be consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A combustible ammunition round assembly, comprising:
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a body having a first end portion configured for engaging a projectile and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the body being made of a material configured to be consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly; a base having an edge adjacent to the second end portion of the body, the base and the body defining an internal space; and an engagement member positioned to interconnect the body and the base, the engagement member being substantially within the internal space. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for assembling an ammunition round assembly, comprising:
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coupling a projectile with a combustible cartridge body, the body having an end portion opposite the projectile; attaching an engagement member to a non-combustible base such that an engagement portion of the engagement member projects beyond an edge of the base; positioning the engagement portion radially adjacent to the end portion of the body such that the end portion of the body is adjacent to the edge of the base; and adjusting an overall length of the combustible cartridge assembly by adjusting an amount of overlap between the engagement portion of the sleeve and the end portion of the body. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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