Non-lethal projectile

摘要

A non-lethal projectile for firing by a firearm by discharging a conventional bullet (5), the non-lethal projectile comprising a body (7), the interior of which contains a bullet trap (15, 22) for the bullet (5) which uses up a considerable part of the kinetic energy of the bullet by friction and deformation and converts a fraction of the kinetic energy into kinetic energy of the projectile. For that purpose the bullet trap consists of a plug (22) and a catching piece (15), wherein the rear part of the plug (22) is a peg (23) that can be inserted into the mouth of the barrel (4). The catching piece (15) is a hollow cylinder, which has a blind bore (17) closed at the front face of the hollow cylinder, the hollow cylinder being pressed for a part of the length thereof into a blind bore (10) of the body (7) that is closed at the front.

主权项

1. Non-lethal projectile launchable by a fire arm, wherein the projectile is fitted in a barrel of the fire arm and is launched by firing a conventional bullet, the projectile comprising a body, the body contains a hollow space receiving at least a part of a bullet trap adapted to receive a fired bullet, wherein part of the projectile is insertable in a muzzle of the barrel and wherein the bullet trap consumes a considerable part of kinetic energy of the bullet and converts only a fraction thereof to kinetic enerdy of the projectile, wherein, in order to consume a considerable part of the kinetic energy of the bullet, the bullet trap comprises at least one plastically deformable element longitudinally shiftable in the body over a predetermined distance of the hollow space against frictional forces, and wherein the bullet trap comprises a plug and a catching piece, a rear part of the plug being a peg insertable into the muzzle of the barrel and a front part of the plug is a cylinder cooperating with the catching piece located in the hollow space, wherein the front part of the plug is a hollow cylinder whose inner diameter is equal or greater than an outer diameter of the peg, the hollow cylinder resting against a second circular ring-shaped shoulder of the catching piece and, because of its inner diameter constitutes a breaking zone at its transition to the peg.