Remotely armed ammunition
First Claim
1. Remotely-armed ammunition for use with a conventional firearm having a trigger-actuated firing pin, the ammunition comprising;
- a cartridge having a case having, at one end, a pocket into which a primer load is inserted, propellent within the case, and, at an end opposite the pocket, an open end into which a projectile is inserted;
a primer load including circuitry which selectively permits igniting a primer, the primer load being inserted into the pocket of the cartridge; and
means for remotely controlling operation of the primer load which includes a receiver for receiving an arming signal when the receiver is within a predetermined range of a transmitter which is separate from the cartridge and the firearms.
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Abstract
A firearms safety device in the form of remotely armed ammunition includes a firearms cartridge for use in a use with a conventional firearm having a trigger-actuated hammer with a firing pin. The cartridge includes a firing circuit that is operatively associated with a primer for igniting a conventional propellant charge. A firing sequence is initiated by the impact of the firing pin with the base of the cartridge. An arming circuit allows the firing sequence to proceed to ignition of the propellant only if a receiver within the arming circuit receives an appropriate arming signal transmitted by a remote control module. In the absence of an appropriate arming signal, the cartridge is permanently disabled.
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13 Claims
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1. Remotely-armed ammunition for use with a conventional firearm having a trigger-actuated firing pin, the ammunition comprising;
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a cartridge having a case having, at one end, a pocket into which a primer load is inserted, propellent within the case, and, at an end opposite the pocket, an open end into which a projectile is inserted;
a primer load including circuitry which selectively permits igniting a primer, the primer load being inserted into the pocket of the cartridge; and
means for remotely controlling operation of the primer load which includes a receiver for receiving an arming signal when the receiver is within a predetermined range of a transmitter which is separate from the cartridge and the firearms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A primer load comprising:
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a barrier member located at one end of the primer load;
circuitry positioned adjacent to the barrier member, the circuitry including a receiver which is activated only upon receiving an electromagnetic signal at a predetermined frequency from a transmitter separate from the primer and a firearm used to fire the primer;
and an electrically-ignitable primer electrically connected to the circuitry, the primer being located at an end of the primer load opposite the barrier member, the primer load including circuitry which selectively permits igniting a primer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A fail-safe ammunition system comprising a transmitter;
- and a cartridge including;
a case having, at one end, a pocket into which a primer load is inserted, propellent within the case, and, at an end opposite the pocket, an open end into which a projectile is inserted;
a primer load including circuitry which selectively permits igniting a primer upon receiving a transmitted signal from the transmitter, the primer load being inserted into the pocket of the cartridge, the transmitter being separate from the cartridge and a firearm used to fire the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (13)
- and a cartridge including;
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