Expansion projectile

• US 6,148,731 A
• Filed: 10/20/1998
• Issued: 11/21/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Udo Winter
• Original Assignee: Udo Winter
• Inventors: Winter, Udo
• Primary Examiner(s): TUDOR, HAROLD JAY
• Application Number:
  US09/171,496
• Time in Patent Office: 763 Days
• Field of Search: 102/501, 102/506-510, 102/514-519
• US Class Current: 102/509
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/34 expanding before or on impact, i.e. of dumdum or mushroom type

Abstract

An expansion projectile (1) with a projectile body (2) forms a central arbor (3) at its end face and a collar (4) coaxially surrounding the arbor (3), where the collar (4) has an outer shape (6) tapering towards the free collar edge (5), and between collar (4) and arbor (3) there is provided a cavity (7) open towards the front. In order to achieve a monobloc projectile free from lead with a high efficiency and a wide range of applications in an economic way, the arbor (3) consists of shaft (31) and tip (32) the collar (4) touches the arbor (3) at least in the transition area (33) between shaft (31) and tip (32), and the arbor (3) protrudes at least up to the axial height of the collar edge (5).

Claims

1. An expansion projectile comprising a monobloc projectile body having an end face, the end face of the monobloc projectile body formed by

(a) a central arbor consisting of

(1) a shaft having an axis and

(2) a tip, and

(b) a collar having a free edge radially pressed inwardly toward the axis,

(1) the collar coaxially surrounding the central arbor and having an outer shape tapering towards the free edge,

(2) a cavity being defined between the central arbor shaft and the collar, the cavity being open towards the end face,

(3) the collar touching the central arbor shaft at least in a transition area between the central arbor shaft and tip, and

(4) the central arbor shaft protruding at least to the axial height of the free collar edge.

2. The expansion projectile of claim 1, wherein the central arbor shaft is substantially axially symmetrical, and the central arbor tip has an obtuse-angled axial section.

3. The expansion projectile of claim 2, wherein the central arbor shaft has straight generatices extending parallel to the axis.

4. The expansion projectile of claim 2, wherein the central arbor shaft has generatrices inclined towards the axis in the direction of the end face.

5. The expansion projectile of claim 1, wherein the free collar edge has been pressed inwardly against the central arbor tip.

6. The expansion projectile of claim 1, wherein the free collar edge has preset breaking points.

7. The expansion projectile of claim 1, wherein the monoblock projectile body has a recess at an end thereof opposite to the end face.

8. The expansion projectile of claim 7, wherein the recess extends into the central arbor shaft.

9. The expansion projectile of claim 1, wherein the central arbor shaft has a cavity open towards the tip.