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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Craig R. DeMeester, St. Louis, MO (US);
Keith G. Rackers, Florissant, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 14/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 14/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Stepped sabots for projectiles are provided. One sabot includes a cylindrical tubular body and at least one stepped surface within the cylindrical tubular body. The stepped surface is configured for engaging at least one complementary surface on a projectile and the stepped surface forms a progressively narrower inner diameter of the cylindrical tubular body.