Reuseable projectile

• US 7,228,802 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2005
• Issued: 06/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vincent Montefusco
• Original Assignee: Vincent Montefusco
• Inventors: Montefusco, Vincent
• Primary Examiner(s): Carone; Michael J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAYES, BRET C
• Application Number:
  US11/145,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20060276277A1
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: 102/501, 102/529, D21/452, D21/707, D22/115, D22/116, 473/578, 473/579, 473/582, 473/585, 473/613, 446/56
• US Class Current: 102/529
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 10/06 Tail fins
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/40 of target-marking, i.e. impact-indicating type F42B12/48, F42B12/50 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 30/04 Rifle grenades
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 8/16 containing an inert filler in powder or granular form

Abstract

A projectile comprising a shaft hollowed at one end with a male thread at the outer, or head, end. A plurality of fins are secured around the circumference adjacent the first shaft end or base, the fins being slightly canted to cause the projectile to spin as it leaves the launcher. A soft foam head is attached to the threaded end of the shaft. In a first embodiment, a hollow tip is removably attached to the head; in an alternate embodiment, the removable tip is made of a solid foam material.

Claims

1. A projectile comprising:

a shaft having a longitudinal axis and having first and second ends, an exterior surface and a threaded member attached to said second end of said shaft, said shaft having a hollow area at said second end for receiving an insert;

a propellant positioned within said insert to launch said projectile when said propellant is activated;

a plurality of fins secured to the exterior surface of said shaft adjacent said first end of said shaft member;

a head member having first and second internal recesses, said shaft extending into said first recess whereby said threaded member extends through said second recess; and

a tip member having an internal threaded recess for removably receiving said threaded member whereby said tip is coupled to said shaft, said tip member containing a material which produces an observable effect when the tip strikes an object.

2. The projectile of claim 1 wherein said tip comprises a hollow plastic member containing a material which produces an audio effect when the tip strikes an object.

3. The projectile of claim 1 wherein said tip comprises a hollow plastic member containing a material which produces a visual effect when the tip strikes an object.

4. A projectile apparatus comprising:

a projectile member having a shaft having a longitudinal axis and having first and second ends, an exterior surface and a threaded member attached to said first end of said shaft, a plurality of fins secured to the exterior surface of said shaft adjacent said first end of said shaft member, a head member having first and second internal recesses, said shaft extending into said second recess whereby said threaded member extends through said second recess, a tip member having an internal threaded recess for removably receiving said threaded member whereby said tip is coupled to said shaft, said tip member containing a material which produces an observable effect when the tip strikes an object, and;

propellant means for launching said projectile member in order to strike a remote object.