Polymer ammunition cartridge having a wicking texturing
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1. A polymeric ammunition cartridge having wicking texturing comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical primer insert comprisinga top surface opposite a bottom surface and a substantially cylindrical coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the substantially cylindrical coupling element forms an outer surface opposite an inner circumferential surface,a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface,a primer flash aperture positioned in the primer recess to extend through the bottom surface,a flash hole groove that extends circumferentially about the primer flash aperture in the primer recess, anda locking groove that extends circumferentially about the top surface;
a substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body comprising a first polymer that extends from a cylindrical middle body coupling region to the substantially cylindrical primer insert, wherein the first polymer is over-molded over the substantially cylindrical coupling element to the locking groove and into the primer flash aperture to the flash hole groove;
a textured middle body surface on the cylindrical middle body coupling region;
a substantially cylindrical polymeric projectile end mated to the substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body molded from a second polymer, wherein the substantially cylindrical polymeric projectile end comprises a projectile end coupling region that extends to a shoulder region that reduces to a neck region having a projectile aperture wherein the projectile end coupling region couples to the textured middle body surface;
a propellant chamber defined between the primer flash aperture and the projectile aperture; and
a textured projectile aperture surface about an inner surface of the projectile aperture, wherein the textured projectile aperture surface couples the projectile to the projectile aperture.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a polymeric ammunition cartridge having wicking texturing.
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1. A polymeric ammunition cartridge having wicking texturing comprising:
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a substantially cylindrical primer insert comprising a top surface opposite a bottom surface and a substantially cylindrical coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the substantially cylindrical coupling element forms an outer surface opposite an inner circumferential surface, a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface, a primer flash aperture positioned in the primer recess to extend through the bottom surface, a flash hole groove that extends circumferentially about the primer flash aperture in the primer recess, and a locking groove that extends circumferentially about the top surface; a substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body comprising a first polymer that extends from a cylindrical middle body coupling region to the substantially cylindrical primer insert, wherein the first polymer is over-molded over the substantially cylindrical coupling element to the locking groove and into the primer flash aperture to the flash hole groove; a textured middle body surface on the cylindrical middle body coupling region; a substantially cylindrical polymeric projectile end mated to the substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body molded from a second polymer, wherein the substantially cylindrical polymeric projectile end comprises a projectile end coupling region that extends to a shoulder region that reduces to a neck region having a projectile aperture wherein the projectile end coupling region couples to the textured middle body surface; a propellant chamber defined between the primer flash aperture and the projectile aperture; and a textured projectile aperture surface about an inner surface of the projectile aperture, wherein the textured projectile aperture surface couples the projectile to the projectile aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A polymeric ammunition cartridge having wicking texturing comprising:
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a primer insert comprising a top surface opposite a bottom surface and a coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the coupling element forms an outer surface opposite an inner circumferential surface, a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface, a primer flash aperture positioned in the primer recess to extend through the bottom surface, a flash hole groove that extends circumferentially about the primer flash aperture in the primer recess, and a locking groove that extends circumferentially about the top surface; a polymeric middle body extending from the primer insert to a cylindrical middle body coupling region, wherein the first polymer is molded over the locking groove, the inner circumferential surface and the outer surface and extends to the cylindrical middle body coupling region; a polymeric middle body comprising a first polymer that extends from a cylindrical middle body coupling region to the primer insert wherein the first polymer is over-molded over the substantially cylindrical coupling element to the locking groove and into the primer flash aperture to the flash hole groove; a polymeric projectile end molded from a second polymer to mated to the polymeric middle body, wherein the polymeric projectile end comprises a projectile end coupling region that couples to the textured middle body surface and extends to a shoulder region that reduces to a neck region terminating at a projectile aperture; a textured projectile aperture surface about an inner surface of the projectile aperture and the neck region; and a propellant chamber defined between the primer flash aperture and the projectile aperture.
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