Firearms

• US 5,841,058 A
• Filed: 01/26/1996
• Issued: 11/24/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Manis, John Robert
• Original Assignee: Manis, John Robert
• Inventors: Manis, John Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): JORDAN, CHARLES T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wesson, Theresa M.
• Application Number:
  US08/592,575
• Time in Patent Office: 1,033 Days
• Field of Search: 244/3.23, 42/76.01, 42/78, 89/14.05, 89/14.4, 89/14.3, 89/8, 102/430, 102/439, 102/501, 102/434, 102/443
• US Class Current: 89/8
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 1/02 Hypervelocity missile propulsion using successive means for increasing the propulsive force, e.g. using successively initiated propellant charges arranged along the barrel length; Multistage missile propulsion
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 21/00 Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means F41A25/00 takes precedence; barrel attachments for firing grenades or riot-control ammunition from smallarms F41C27/06
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 21/28 Gas-expansion chambers; Barrels provided with gas-relieving ports F41A1/06, F41A13/08 and F41A21/36 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 10/24 with inclined grooves
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 14/00 Projectiles or missiles characterised by arrangements for guiding or sealing them inside barrels, or for lubricating or cleaning barrels
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 30/02 Bullets
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 5/02 Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile

Abstract

The construction and arrangement of projectile bearing surface interfaces rearward and forward of a recessed surface chamber of the projectile interface conjointly with the interfaces of bore wall areas segmented by recessed bore chambers which in conjunction effect the deployment/transport/dispersement/development/modulation and transformation of explosive propellant charges sequentially primed and activated rearward and forwardly of the projectile along the bore and in bore wall chambers captively converting high static gas pressure to expansively relieved dynamic propellant gas pressure directly at the projectile reducing firearm barrel recoil while energizing projectile movement along the bore in a closed-system of thermodynamic propellant energy for free flight purposes.

Claims

1. A system for propelling a projectile along a firearm comprising:

a projectile, having a projectile body, that is propelled along the length of the bore of the barrel and inserted into a cartridge case;

a series of annular chambers, recessed from a main bore wall of the firearm barrel and along the length of the bore of the barrel;

an annular recess in said projectile body;

a series of sealing rings in said cartridge case containing said projectile;

a primer and rear propellant charge, contained within said cartridge case and rearward of said projectile; and

a forward propellant charge, contained within said cartridge case, in contact with said projectile body and forward of said projectile.

2. A system for firing a projectile from a firearm, said system comprising:

a) a gun barrel having a bore with a longitudinal axis;

b) a plurality of recessed chambers spaced apart from each other with a predetermined distance and extending along a predetermined length of the bore;

c) a projectile positionable within said bore, said projectile having a front end and a rear end;

d) a first propellant charge positionable at said rear end of said projectile; and

e) a second propellant charge positionable within said bore at said front end of said projectile and coaxial with said longitudinal axis of the bore and in contact with said projectile.

3. A system of claim 2 and further including at least one gas channel extending along said bore.

4. A system of claim 2 wherein said projectile further includes a front ogive end, a helicoidally structured rear end, an obturator surface and an annular recessed chamber on said obturator surface.

5. A system of claim 4 wherein said projectile and said bore form a propellant gas relief passageway.

6. A system of claim 4 wherein said annular recessed chamber on said obturator surface has a length less than said predetermined distance between said plurality of recessed chambers.

7. A system of claim 2 wherein said first propellant charge operates as a primer charge for a first recessed chamber of said plurality of recessed chambers and as a subsequent primer for a subsequent recessed chamber of said plurality of recessed chambers.

8. A system of claim 2 wherein said second propellant charge is composed of multiple gunpowder charges.

9. A system of claim 2 and further including a front bearing surface on said front end, said front bearing surface having a length less than said predetermined distance between said plurality of recessed chambers.

10. A system of claim 2 and further including a rear bearing surface on said rear end, said bearing surface having a length greater than said predetermined distance between said plurality of recessed chambers.

11. A system of claim 2 and further including means for preventing forward movement of said first propellant charge along said projectile body.

12. A system for firing a projectile from a firearm, said system comprising:

a) a gun barrel having a bore;

b) a plurality of recessed chambers spaced apart from each other with a predetermined distance and extending along a predetermined length of the bore;

c) a projectile positionable within said bores said projectile having a front end and a rear end;

d) a first propellant charge positionable at said rear end of said projectile; and

e) a second propellant charge positionable at said front end of said projectile; and

f) a casing surrounding said projectile, said first propellant charge and said second propellant charge.

13. A system of claim 12 and further including at least one gas channel extending along said casing.

14. A system of claim 12 and further including at least one gas channel extending along said bore.

15. A system of claim 12 and further including means for preventing forward movement of said first propellant charge along said projectile body, said means for preventing forward movement include a sealing ring on said casing.

16. A system of claim 12 and further including means for allowing forward movement of said first propellant charge along said projectile body.

17. A system for firing a projectile from a firearm, said system comprising:

a) a gun barrel having a bore;

b) a plurality of recessed chambers spaced apart from each other with a predetermined distance and extending along a predetermined length of the bore;

c) a projectile positionable within said bore, said projectile having a front ogive end, a helicoidally structured rear end, an obturator surface and an annular recessed chamber on said obturator surface, said annular recessed chamber has a length greater than said predetermined distance between said plurality of recessed chambers;

d) a first propellant charge positionable at said rear end of said projectile; and

e) a second propellant charge positionable at said front end of said projectile.

18. A system for firing a projectile from a firearm, said system comprising:

a) a gun barrel having a bore;

b) a plurality of recessed chambers spaced apart from each other with a predetermined distance and extending along a predetermined length of the bore;

c) a projectile positionable within said bore, said projectile having a front end and a rear end, a front bearing surface on said front end, said front bearing surface having a length greater than said predetermined distance between said plurality of recessed chambers;

d) a first propellant charge positionable at said rear end of said projectile; and

e) a second propellant charge positionable at said front end of said projectile.

19. A system for firing a projectile from a firearm, said system comprising:

a) a gun barrel having a bore;

b) a plurality of recessed chambers spaced apart from each other with a predetermined distance and extending along a predetermined length of the bore;

c) a projectile positionable within said bore, said projectile having a front end and a rear end, a rear bearing surface on said rear end, said rear bearing surface having a length shorter than said predetermined distance between said plurality of recessed chambers;

d) a first propellant charge positionable at said rear end of said projectile; and

e) a second propellant charge positionable at said front end of said projectile.

20. A system for propelling a projectile along a firearm having a barrel, said system comprising:

a) a projectile having a body, that is propelled along a length of a bore of said firearm barrel, said body having an obturator surface with a recess;

b) a series of bore wall chambers, recessed from a main bore wall of said firearm barrel and positioned along a predetermined length of the bore at a spaced predetermined distance from one another;

c) a cartridge casing surrounding said projectile;

d) a series of sealing rings in said cartridge case;

e) a primer propellant charge, contained within said cartridge case and rearward of said projectile; and

f) a secondary propellant charge, contained within said cartridge case and forward of said projectile.

21. A system of claim 20 wherein said projectile further includes a front ogive end and a helicoidally structured rear end.

22. A system of claim 20 wherein said projectile body and said bore of said firearm barrel form a propellant nozzle passageway.

23. A system of claim 20 wherein said primer propellant charge operates as a primer charge for a first bore wall chamber of said series of bore wall chambers and as a subsequent primer for a subsequent bore wall chamber of said series of bore wall chambers.

24. A system of claim 20 wherein said second propellant charge is composed of multiple gunpowder charges.

25. A system of claim 20 wherein said obturator surface recess has a length greater than said predetermined distance between said series of bore wall chambers.

26. A system of claim 20 wherein said obturator surface recess has a length less than said predetermined distance between said series of bore wall chambers.

27. A system of claim 20 and further including a front bearing surface on said projectile, said front bearing surface having a length less than said predetermined distance between said series of bore wall chambers.

28. A system of claim 20 and further including a front bearing surface on said projectile, said front bearing surface having a length greater than said predetermined distance between said series of bore wall chambers.

29. A system of claim 20 and further including a rear bearing surface on said projectile, said rear bearing surface having a length greater than said predetermined distance between said series of bore wall chambers.

30. A system of claim 20 and further including a rear bearing surface on said projectile, said rear bearing surface having a length shorter than said predetermined distance between said series of bore wall chambers.

31. A system of claim 20 and further including at least one gas channel extending along said obturator surface of said projectile body.

32. A method for propelling a projectile, having a projectile body, along a firearm barrel, said method comprising the steps of:

forming a series of annular chambers, recessed from a main bore wall of the firearm barrel and along the length of the bore of the barrel;

forming an annular recess in said projectile body;

forming a series of sealing rings in a cartridge case containing said projectile;

placing a primer and rear propellant charge, contained within said cartridge case, rearward of said projectile;

placing said projectile in said cartridge case;

placing a forward propellant charge, that is contained within said cartridge case and in contact with said projectile body, forward of said projectile;

placing said cartridge case in the breech chamber of the firearm;

igniting said primer and rear propellant charge;

deploying and igniting said forward propellant charge; and

propelling said projectile along the length of the firearm barrel.

33. A method for propelling a projectile, having a projectile body, along a firearm barrel, said method comprising the steps of:

forming a series of bore wall chambers, recessed from a main bore of the firearm barrel and along a predetermined length of the main bore of the barrel;

forming a recess in an obturating surface of said projectile body;

forming a series of sealing rings in a cartridge case containing said projectile;

placing a primer and a rear propellant charge, that is contained within said cartridge case, rearward of said projectile;

placing said projectile in said cartridge case;

placing a forward propellant charge, that is contained within said cartridge case and in contact with said projectile body, forward of said projectile;

placing said cartridge case in the breech chamber of the firearm;

igniting said primer and said rear propellant charge;

deploying and igniting said forward propellant charge; and

propelling said projectile along a length of the firearm barrel.

34. A method of claim 33 wherein deploying and igniting said forward propellant charge comprises the steps of:

a) initiating forward movement of said projectile by activating said primer and rear propellant charge;

b) pushing said forward propellant charge into said series of bore wall chambers by forward movement of said projectile;

c) confining a portion of said forward propellant charge in a bore wall chamber of said series of bore wall chambers as said projectile is moved forward;

d) increasing pressure of said confined portion of said forward propellant charge as said obturating surface of said projectile passes over said bore wall chamber; and

e) igniting said confined portion as said recess in said obturating surface passes over said bore wall chamber.

35. The method of claim 34 and further including the steps of:

a) repeating steps c) through e) until all of the forward propellant charge has been pushed into said series of bore wall chambers.

36. The method of claim 35 and further including the step of allowing excess charge gas pressure of one bore wall chamber of said series of bore wall chambers to compress a rearward bearing surface of said projectile.

37. The method of claim 34 and further including the step of developing peak pressure of each said portion of said forward propellant charge in each said bore wall chamber of said series of bore wall chambers greater than developed peak pressure of said rear propellant charge.

38. The method of claim 35 and further including the step of said projectile operating as a first primer for a first bore wall chamber of said series of bore wall chambers and as a subsequent primer for a subsequent bore wall chamber of said series of bore wall chambers.

39. The method of claim 33 and further including the step of allowing said primer and rear propellant charge to travel along said projectile body and ignite said forward propellant charge.

40. The method of claim 33 and further including the step of preventing said primer and rear propellant to travel along said projectile body and ignite said forward propellant charge.

41. The method of claim 33 and further including the step of allowing gas pressure relief through a propellant nozzle passageway defined by said projectile and said main bore.

42. The method of claim 33 and further including the step of explosive film lubrication of said main bore and said projectile, said explosive film deployed by said forward propellant charge.