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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1991
Edwin Fitzwater, Rahway, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A gun pellet comprising a projectile removably retained on a skirt assembly, wherein the skirt assembly provides an arrangement for separating the projectile from the skirt assembly after the initial firing of the gun but before the projectile exits the barrel of the gun. In one version, the skirt assembly has a skirt body, with a shaft affixed to the skirt body; a projectile clutch assembly includes a clutch body, at least two clutch jaws disposed about the projectile; a retainer device is disposed within the clutch body such that the projectile is retained within the clutch jaws; and a conduit is disposed in the clutch body such that the shaft is capable of traversing through the conduit and propelling the projectile from the clutch jaws.