MULTI-PELLET LAUNCHER WITH SELECTABLE CHOKE

摘要

A system and method for propelling pellets from a launch tube includes a retainer plug for holding the pellets inside the launch tube between the retainer plug and a compressed spring. A latch is established on the launch tube to restrain forward movement of the retainer ring in response to the bias force imposed by the compressed spring. In operation, the launch tube is propelled in a forward direction by a man-powered weapon to further compress the spring and release the latch from the retainer plug. After the initial acceleration has subsided, force from the compressed spring provides a forward propulsion of the retainer plug and the plurality of pellets from the launch tube for travel of the pellets toward an intended target. As an added feature, the launch tube can be extended to delay separation of the pellets from the tube for a so-called “choke” effect.

主权项

1. A multi-pellet launcher which comprises:
an elongated hollow tube formed with a lumen and having a proximal end and an open distal end; an abutment affixed to the proximal end of the tube; a plurality of pellets positioned inside the lumen and aligned therein to extend in a proximal direction from a location measured at a distance “L” from the distal end of the tube; and a pellet propulsion unit mounted on the tube and configured therewith for activation thereof in response to an impulse force exerted in a distal direction on the proximal end of the launcher at a time “to”, to move the pellets in a distal direction through the distance “L” and to expel the pellets from the distal end of the tube at a time “to+τ”.