High visibility ammunition casings

• US 9,541,357 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2014
• Issued: 01/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Daniel L. Klement
• Original Assignee: Daniel L. Klement
• Inventors: Klement, Daniel L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bergin, James S
• Application Number:
  US14/507,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20150020706A1
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 102/430, 102/448, 102/464, 102/465, 102/466, 102/467, 86/10, 86/11, 86/195, 86/11
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 5/025 characterised by the dimension of the case or the missile
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 5/26 Cartridge cases F42B5/18 takes precedence ; manufacturing of cartridge cases B21K21/04
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 5/295 coated
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 5/307 formed by assembling several elements
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 7/06 with cartridge case of plastics F42B5/30 takes precedence

Abstract

Ammunition casings are described that include a base, a body coupled to the base, and one or more patterns on the body.

Claims

1. An ammunition casing comprising:

a base;

a body coupled to the base to create an ammunition casing; and

a two-dimensional pattern on a majority of the body for increasing visibility of the casing relative to a solid pattern under selected conditions of use, wherein at least a portion of the two-dimensional pattern is glow-in-the-dark,

wherein the portion of the two-dimensional pattern that is glow-in-the-dark is photoluminescent and is not fluorescent.

2. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is two or more straight parallel stripes.

3. The ammunition casing of claim 2, wherein one or more of the straight parallel stripes is glow-in-the-dark and one or more of the straight parallel stripes is not glow-in-the-dark.

4. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is two or more spiral stripes.

5. The ammunition casing of claim 4, wherein one or more of the spiral stripes is glow-in-the-dark and one or more of the spiral stripes is not glow-in-the-dark.

6. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is not a trademark.

7. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional pattern increases visibility related to specific conditions of vegetation, season, or soil coloration.

8. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the two-dimensional pattern is a different color from the portion that is glow-in-the-dark.

9. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the glow-in-the-dark portion of the two-dimensional pattern comprises photoluminescent pigment.

10. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is created by extruding or co-extruding the two-dimensional pattern in plastic.

11. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the ammunition casing is a loaded ammunition casing.

12. An ammunition casing comprising:

a base;

a body coupled to the base to create a loaded ammunition casing; and

a two-dimensional striped pattern on a majority of the body for increasing visibility of the casing relative to a solid pattern under selected conditions of use, wherein one or more stripes are glow-in-the-dark and one or more stripes are not glow-in-the-dark,

wherein the portion of the two-dimensional pattern that is glow-in-the-dark is photoluminescent and is not fluorescent.

13. The ammunition casing of claim 12, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is two or more straight parallel stripes.

14. The ammunition casing of claim 12, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is two or more spiral stripes.

15. The ammunition casing of claim 12, wherein the glow-in-the-dark portion of the two-dimensional striped pattern comprises photoluminescent pigment.

16. An ammunition casing comprising:

a base;

a body coupled to the base to create an ammunition casing; and

a two-dimensional striped pattern on a majority of the body for increasing visibility of the casing relative to a solid pattern under selected conditions of use,

wherein at least a portion of the two-dimensional striped pattern is glow-in-the-dark,

wherein the portion of the two-dimensional pattern that is glow-in-the-dark is photoluminescent and is not fluorescent.

17. The ammunition casing of claim 16, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is two or more straight parallel stripes.