Customizable projectile designed to tumble

• US 9,541,362 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2015
• Issued: 01/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rekon LLC
• Original Assignee: Ward Kraft, Inc. (W/K Holding Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Kraft, Ryan, Buntain, Gary
• Primary Examiner(s): Eldred, J. Woodrow
• Application Number:
  US14/604,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20150362302A1
• Time in Patent Office: 718 Days
• Field of Search: 102/501, 102/517, 102/514, 102/519
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/02 characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 30/02 Bullets
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 33/001 Devices or processes for assembling ammunition, cartridges or cartridge elements from parts

Abstract

A projectile or bullet for a firearm. The projectile tumbles upon impact with a target. The projectile may be tailored to control the location of the tumbling.

Claims

1. A projectile that tumbles upon impact with a target comprising:

(a) a first portion having a first length, a first portion side and a first portion trailing end;

the first portion side forming a first acute angle with the first portion trailing end;

(b) a pointed tip extending forwardly from the first portion, the tip having a tip trailing end and a tip side, the tip side forming a second acute angle with the tip trailing end;

(c) a second portion extending rearwardly from the first portion;

the second portion being cylindrical and having a second length; and

(d) a frustoconical base portion extending rearwardly from the second portion and having a distal end;

wherein;

the first acute angle is greater than the second acute angle;

the first length is greater than the second length; and

the projectile terminates at a rear side in a solitary vertical plane defined by a vertical wall extending from the distal end.

2. The projectile of claim 1 wherein the projectile is made of at least one of of metal, composite, or combination thereof.

3. A projectile configured to tumble upon impact with a target, comprising:

(a) a first portion having a first length, a first portion side and a first portion trailing end;

the first portion side forming a first acute angle with the first portion trailing end;

(b) a tip extending forwardly from the first portion, the tip having a tip trailing end and a tip side, the tip side forming a second acute angle with the tip trailing end;

(c) a second portion extending rearwardly from the first portion;

the second portion being cylindrical and having a second length; and

(d) a frustoconical base portion extending rearwardly from the second portion;

the base portion having a third length;

wherein;

the first acute angle is greater than the second acute angle;

the first length is greater than the second length; and

the second length is greater than the third length.

4. The projectile of claim 3, wherein the tip has a flattened front end.

5. The projectile of claim 4, wherein the projectile terminates at a continuous vertical wall at a rear of the base portion.

6. The projectile of claim 4, wherein the projectile is made of composite materials.