Streamlined bullet

• US 5,463,960 A
• Filed: 01/26/1995
• Issued: 11/07/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Charles P. Lowry
• Original Assignee: Charles P. Lowry
• Inventors: Lowry, Charles P.
• Primary Examiner(s): TUDOR, HAROLD JAY
• Application Number:
  US08/378,492
• Time in Patent Office: 285 Days
• Field of Search: 102/439, 102/501, 102/514-518, 102/524, 102/526, 102/527, 102/490
• US Class Current: 102/501
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 10/44 Boat-tails specially adapted for drag reduction
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 30/02 Bullets

Abstract

A bullet for a rifle. The bullet having a nose, a cylindrical body surface, a rotating band section spaced from the cylindrical body surface. A streamlined section disposed between the rotating band section and the cylindrical body surface. The streamlined section is made up of a frustoconical front section, an apex and a base having a base joining the cylindrical body section, a frustoconical rear section having an apex joining the apex of the frustoconical front section and the frustoconical rear section having a base joining the rotating band section and a boat tail bullet. The streamlined part of the bullet improves the range, stability, velocity and trajectory of the bullet. A machine is disclosed for manufacturing the bullet.

Claims

1. A bullet having a cylindrical body;

a nose attached to said cylindrical body;

a streamline surface attached to an end of said cylindrical body;

said streamline surface comprising a generally frustoconical front surface and a generally frustoconical rear surface;

said generally frustoconical front surface having a base connected to an end of said cylindrical body surface;

said generally frustoconical rear surface having a base and an apex attached to an apex end of said generally frustoconical front surface;

said bullet has a generally cylindrical rotating band surface attached to said base of said frustoconical rear surface;

said bullet has a frustoconical boat tail having a base; and

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and said generally cylindrical rotating band being connected to said base of said boat tail;

said generally frustoconical front surface and said generally frustoconical rear surface each having an axial length greater than the axial length of said rotating band;

said axial length of said frustoconical rear surface being greater than said axial length of said frustoconical front surface.