IP Library Granted Patent US 8,312,812
Granted Patent B2
US 8,312,812 · App. 11/845,552 · Granted Nov 20, 2012

Reloadable training ammunition

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Patent No.
US 8,312,812
App. No.
11/845,552
Granted
Nov 20, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reloadable munition having a reusable shell base having a hollow cavity on a bottom face to accept a propulsion system reload and a reusable projectile inserted into a top portion of the shell base, and a mechanical retainer for the propulsion system reload in the shell base to provide reloading and reusing of the munition by hand.

Claims (15)

1. A reloadable munition comprising:

a reusable shell base having a hollow cavity on a bottom face;

a reusable projectile that can be inserted into an end of the reusable shell base opposite from the hollow cavity;

a propulsion system reload inserted into the hollow cavity of the shell base by hand using no presses or vises or tools other than a small hand tool; and

means for mechanically retaining the propulsion system reload in the shell base for loading and firing of the munition that is reversible and allows the propulsion system reload to be removed by hand using no presses or vises or tools other than a small hand tool.

2. The munition of claim 1 wherein the propulsion system reload is a high/low pressure propulsion system having a propellent charge, a primer, a rupture disc and a vent hole separating a high pressure chamber from a low pressure chamber in the shell base.

3. The munition of claim 1 wherein the mechanical means of retaining the propulsion system reload is a set screw that is threaded into a hole in a side of the shell base running perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the shell base.

4. The munition of claim 1 wherein the munition is a 40 MM non-lethal impact munition.

5. A reloadable munition comprising:

a reusable shell base having a hollow cavity on a bottom surface;

a reusable projectile inserted into a top portion of the shell base;

a propulsion system reload positioned in the hollow cavity of the shell base by hand using no presses or vises or tools other than a small hand tool; and

a set screw extending through the shell base to retain the propulsion system reload in the shell base.

6. The munition of claim 5 wherein the propulsion system reload is a high/low pressure propulsion system incorporating a propellant charge, a primer, a rupture disc and a vent hole separating a high pressure chamber from a low pressure chamber in the shell base.

7. The munition of claim 5 wherein the munition is a 40 MM non-lethal impact munition.

Assignments (12)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2024
From: DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 069663/0984 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2022
From: SAFARILAND, LLC
To: DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 058776/0014 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2021
From: GUGGENHEIM CREDIT SERVICES, LLC, AS AGENT
To: CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.; SAFARILAND, LLC; SAFARILAND GLOBAL SOURCING, LLC; HORSEPOWER, LLC; MED-ENG, LLC; SENCAN HOLDINGS, LLC; ATLANTIC TACTICAL, INC.; LAWMEN'S DISTRIBUTION, LLC; SAFARILAND DISTRIBUTION, LLC; UNITED UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION, LLC; GH ARMOR SYSTEMS, INC; MED-ENG HOLDINGS ULC; PACIFIC SAFETY PRODUCTS INC.; DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 058014/0745 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2021
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: SAFARILAND, LLC
Reel/Frame 057264/0910 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Aug 20, 2021
From: SAFARILAND, LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 057248/0904 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 17, 2020
From: MAUI ACQUISITION CORP.; SAFARILAND, LLC; SAFARILAND GLOBAL SOURCING, LLC; HORSEPOWER, LLC; MED-ENG, LLC; SENCAN HOLDINGS, LLC; GH ARMOR SYSTEMS INC.; UNITED UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION, LLC; MED-ENG HOLDINGS ULC; PACIFIC SAFETY PRODUCTS INC.; ATLANTIC TACTICAL, INC.; DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, LLC; LAWMEN'S DISTRIBUTION, LLC; SAFARILAND DISTRIBUTION, LLC
To: GUGGENHEIM CREDIT SERVICES, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 054452/0405 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL Recorded Nov 17, 2020
From: GUGGENHEIM CREDIT SERVICES, LLC, AS AGENT
To: SAFARILAND, LLC; MED-ENG, LLC; MED-ENG HOLDINGS ULC; PACIFIC SAFETY PRODUCTS INC.
Reel/Frame 054546/0619 →
PATENT SECURITY INTEREST AGENT AGREEMENT Recorded May 11, 2020
From: VIRTUS GROUP, LP
To: GUGGENHEIM CREDIT SERVICES, LLC
Reel/Frame 052628/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENTS Recorded Nov 21, 2016
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: VIRTUS GROUP, LP
Reel/Frame 040660/0873 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 1, 2012
From: SAFARILAND, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 028698/0797 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 27, 2012
From: SAFARILAND, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 028652/0221 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2010
From: DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
To: SAFARILAND, LLC
Reel/Frame 023750/0564 →