Devel small arms bullet

• US 5,133,261 A
• Filed: 02/22/1991
• Issued: 07/28/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Leved Cartridge Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Charles C. Kelsey Jr
• Inventors: Kelsey, Charles C. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): TUDOR, HAROLD JAY
• Application Number:
  US07/660,411
• Time in Patent Office: 522 Days
• Field of Search: 102/398, 102/439, 102/448, 102/501, 102/517-523, 244/3.23
• US Class Current: 102/439
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 10/22 Projectiles of cannelured type
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 10/24 with inclined grooves
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 10/46 Streamlined nose cones; Windshields; Radomes F42B12/105 takes precedence

Abstract

A small arms projectile has a body that includes a larger cylindrical main body section and a smaller generally frusto-conical front body section with a plurality of curved veins or ribs mounted thereon that define the frusto-conical shape of the front body portion as generated during rotation of the projectile. The front body section has an annular concave surface and each of the curved ribs or veins extends between the concave surface and an outermost edge. The projectile can be used with standard pistol and rifle cartridges such as .22, .38, .45, 9 mm and the like. In a second embodiment, a shot shell sabot-projectile assembly that can be used with smooth bore guns as well as with shot guns of various gauges such as .410, .28, .20, .16, .12 and .10 for example.

Claims

1. A small arms cartridge, comprising:

(a) a small arms projectile including;

(1) a substantially cylindrical main body;

(2) a front portion formed as one-piece with the main body and terminating in a flat front end which is smaller than the diameter of the main body;

(3) the front portion formed of a plurality of narrow ribs with parallel sides extending along their entire length, said ribs also extending radially outward and equally spaced around the front portion, the ribs extending from the main body to the flat front end, at least a major portion of the outer surface of the ribs continuously tapering from the outer diameter of the main body to the flat end, the ribs being curved in the same direction so that each rib has a convex curved side and a concave curved side of substantially the same curvature;

(4) cavities formed between the ribs, at least a major portion of which form a continuously curved surface from the outer diameter of the main body inwardly toward the flat front end; and

(b) a cartridge case holding the main body.

2. The small arms cartridge of claim 1, wherein the plurality of ribs include six ribs equally spaced around the outer surface of the front portion.

3. The small arms cartridge of claim 1, and further including the ribs extending a short distance along the diameter of the main body and then tapering linearly to the flat end.

4. The small arms cartridge of claim 1, wherein the curved portion of the cavities is in the shape of a parabolic curve.

5. The small arms cartridge of claim 1, wherein the curved portion of the cavities is in the shape of an elliptical curve.

6. The small arms cartridge of claim 1, and further including a shot shell sabot with an open front end for holding the projectile, and means for mounting the projectile in the sabot so that the flat front end of the projectile is pointing toward the open front end of the sabot.