F42B99/00

Passive cavity deflation for impacting bodies after water entry

A device is disclosed for deflating a gas cavity about a projectile formed upon entry of the projectile into a liquid. The device can include a wall coupleable with a body operable as a projectile and defining an exterior and an interior space. The wall can be oriented toward a trailing end relative to a leading end defined by the body. The device can also include at least one inlet to facilitate gas flow from the exterior to the interior space. An outlet can facilitate gas flow from the interior space to the exterior and can be oriented toward the trailing end relative to the at least one inlet. Upon entry of the body and the wall into a liquid and formation of a gas cavity about a portion of the body and the wall, the at least one inlet can be located within the gas cavity and the outlet can be located outside the gas cavity, such that gas flows from the exterior through the at least one inlet to the interior space, and from the interior space through the outlet to the exterior to deflate the gas cavity.

Stuck ammunition shell remover

A stuck shell remover and associated methods. The stuck shell remover is mountable on an ammunition press. The stuck shell remover includes a clamp that is clampable on a shell stuck in a die on the ammunition press. When the clamp is clamped on the stuck shell, the ammunition press can be actuated to pull the suck shell out of the die. The stuck shell remover may include a press connector that is movable with respect to the clamp to permit proper alignment.

Projectile for Toy Gun
20180058799 · 2018-03-01 ·

A projectile for a toy gun includes an enclosure having a light transmission property, at least one light emitting unit provided within the enclosure and configured to emit light, a magnetic switch provided in the enclosure and configured to detect magnetism, and a control unit provided within the enclosure and configured to control a light emission of the at least one light emitting unit, wherein the control unit controls the at least one light emitting unit to start emitting the light when the magnetic switch detects the magnetism.

Projectile for Toy Gun
20180058799 · 2018-03-01 ·

A projectile for a toy gun includes an enclosure having a light transmission property, at least one light emitting unit provided within the enclosure and configured to emit light, a magnetic switch provided in the enclosure and configured to detect magnetism, and a control unit provided within the enclosure and configured to control a light emission of the at least one light emitting unit, wherein the control unit controls the at least one light emitting unit to start emitting the light when the magnetic switch detects the magnetism.

DEGRADABLE SHOTGUN WAD

Herein we describe shotgun shells each having a degradable wad comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer, as well as methods for ensuring that such wad degrades quickly after landing in an aquatic environment. Plastic, aquatic debris has a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use implements that will degrade into environmentally benign compounds. Incorporating a degradable wad into shotgun shells provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable shotgun wads and methods are described herein.

Flexline wrap antenna for projectile

A projectile circuitry assembly for use in projectiles comprising a chassis defining a generally cylindrical a main body portion and further defining an interior cavity for containing one or more projectile components and further defining an antenna aperture through the body portion to expose the interior cavity. In various embodiments the projectile circuitry assembly comprises a plurality of circuit boards and a wrap antenna, the plurality of circuit boards and wrap antenna interconnected via an integrated flex-line to define a single unitary device without the use of a connector, the wrap antenna comprising one or more antenna elements defined on a flexible antenna substrate layer, wherein the plurality of circuit boards are positioned in the interior cavity and the wrap antenna is threaded through the antenna aperture and wrapped circumferentially about an exterior of the cylindrical wall of the body portion.

Flexline wrap antenna for projectile

A projectile circuitry assembly for use in projectiles comprising a chassis defining a generally cylindrical a main body portion and further defining an interior cavity for containing one or more projectile components and further defining an antenna aperture through the body portion to expose the interior cavity. In various embodiments the projectile circuitry assembly comprises a plurality of circuit boards and a wrap antenna, the plurality of circuit boards and wrap antenna interconnected via an integrated flex-line to define a single unitary device without the use of a connector, the wrap antenna comprising one or more antenna elements defined on a flexible antenna substrate layer, wherein the plurality of circuit boards are positioned in the interior cavity and the wrap antenna is threaded through the antenna aperture and wrapped circumferentially about an exterior of the cylindrical wall of the body portion.