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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1977
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Clayton J Schneider, Jr, East Aurora, NY (US);
Assignee:
Calspan Corporation, Buffalo, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102 / ; 102 / ;
Abstract
A shaped-charge projectile having a cylindrical chamber containing a main charge, a fluted liner projecting into the chamber and means causing the liner to expand upon impact with a target and prior to firing of the main charge to thereby increase the penetrating power of the projectile. According to one aspect the means comprises a pyrotechnic material located within the liner, according to a second aspect the means comprises a ram driven into the liner and according to a third aspect the means comprises a plurality of rigid rods fixed to the flutes of the liner.