Ammunition sabot
First Claim
1. A UNITARY PLASTIC SABOT FOR PROJECTION THROUGH A RIFFLED GUN BARREL, SAID SABOT COMPRISING A CYLINDRICAL MEMBER HAVING A CENTRAL RECESS IN ONE END THEREOF, THUS FORMING A CONTINUOUS, RING-TYPE PROJECTION, A PLURALITY OF V-SHAPED GROOVES ON THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID PROJECTION, SAID GROOVES BEING RADIALLY SPACED AND EXTENDING AXIALLY ON SAID PROJECTION TO FORM A PLURALITY OF WALL SEGMENTS HELD TOGETHER BY WEAKENED CONNECTING PORTIONS, SAID SABOT BEING MADE OF A PLASTIC WHICH IS FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO PERMIT AN INTERFERENCE FIT OF A PROJECTILE IN SAID CENTRAL RECESS AND OF SUFFICIENT IMPACT STRENGTH TO PREVENT DISINTEGRATION OF SAID SABOT WITHIN THE BORE OF THE GUN UPON FIRING OF A CARTRIDGE WITH THE SABOT AND PROJECTILE SO THAT UPON BEING EXPLOSIVELY PROJECTED OUT OF THE BORE OF THE GUN, THE WEAKENED CONNECTING PORTION RUPTURE TO PERMIT THE WALL SEGMENTS TO PEEL BACK LIKE A MUSHROOM, WITHOUT BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE SABOT, THUS PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER WIND-RESISTING AREA WHICH COOPERATES WITH THE WIND RESISTANCE TO STRIP THE SABOT CLEANLY FROM THE PROJECTILE.
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1. A UNITARY PLASTIC SABOT FOR PROJECTION THROUGH A RIFFLED GUN BARREL, SAID SABOT COMPRISING A CYLINDRICAL MEMBER HAVING A CENTRAL RECESS IN ONE END THEREOF, THUS FORMING A CONTINUOUS, RING-TYPE PROJECTION, A PLURALITY OF V-SHAPED GROOVES ON THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID PROJECTION, SAID GROOVES BEING RADIALLY SPACED AND EXTENDING AXIALLY ON SAID PROJECTION TO FORM A PLURALITY OF WALL SEGMENTS HELD TOGETHER BY WEAKENED CONNECTING PORTIONS, SAID SABOT BEING MADE OF A PLASTIC WHICH IS FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO PERMIT AN INTERFERENCE FIT OF A PROJECTILE IN SAID CENTRAL RECESS AND OF SUFFICIENT IMPACT STRENGTH TO PREVENT DISINTEGRATION OF SAID SABOT WITHIN THE BORE OF THE GUN UPON FIRING OF A CARTRIDGE WITH THE SABOT AND PROJECTILE SO THAT UPON BEING EXPLOSIVELY PROJECTED OUT OF THE BORE OF THE GUN, THE WEAKENED CONNECTING PORTION RUPTURE TO PERMIT THE WALL SEGMENTS TO PEEL BACK LIKE A MUSHROOM, WITHOUT BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE SABOT, THUS PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER WIND-RESISTING AREA WHICH COOPERATES WITH THE WIND RESISTANCE TO STRIP THE SABOT CLEANLY FROM THE PROJECTILE.
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Current AssigneeDavid S. Reed, Rex E. Dickey, Roland L. Bescher Jr
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Original AssigneeDavid S. Reed, Rex E. Dickey, Roland L. Bescher Jr
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InventorsReed, David S., Dickey, Rex E., Bescher, Roland L. Jr.
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Application NumberUS04/237,217Time in Patent Office784 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current102/522CPC Class CodesF42B 14/064 Sabots enclosing the rear e...
