IP Library Granted Patent US 12,352,548
Granted Patent B1
US 12,352,548 · App. 18/659,203 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game

Inventor: Matthew Paul Myers (Broadway, NC)
Assignee: Cherub Milsim, LLC
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Patent No.
US 12,352,548
App. No.
18/659,203
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game having a top shell assembly and a bottom shell assembly. The top shell assembly has a rounded top shell defining a cavity and at least one hole. The bottom shell assembly is removably coupled to the top shell assembly. The bottom shell assembly has a bottom shell defining an upper cavity and a lower cavity separated by an interior wall, and tabs separated by grooves in line around a perimetral surface of the bottom shell. The top shell assembly and the bottom shell assembly are reusable and made of a soft material such as rubber.

Claims (30)

1. A soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game, comprising:

A) a top shell assembly having a rounded top shell defining a cavity;

B) a bottom shell assembly removably coupled to said top shell assembly, wherein said bottom shell assembly comprises a bottom shell defining an upper cavity and a lower cavity separated by an interior wall;

wherein said bottom shell assembly further comprises tabs and grooves on a surface of said bottom shell; and

wherein said bottom shell comprises a plurality of holes adjacent said tabs and grooves.

2. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 1 , wherein said rounded top shell comprises at least one hole and an edge.

3. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 2 , wherein said top shell assembly further comprises a threaded section that extends from said edge.

4. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 1 , wherein said bottom shell assembly further comprises a top edge, a bottom edge, and internal threads.

5. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 4 , wherein said internal threads extends at an interior face of said bottom shell from said top edge to said interior wall.

6. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 1 , wherein the tabs and grooves on the bottom shell are in line around a perimetral surface of said bottom shell.

7. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 6 , wherein the plurality of holes are in line above said tabs and grooves.

8. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 4 , wherein said top edge defines a first predetermined diameter and said bottom edge defines a second predetermined diameter.

9. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 8 , wherein said first predetermined diameter is greater than said second predetermined diameter.

10. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 1 , wherein said interior wall comprises a hole approximately at the center.

11. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 1 , wherein said top shell assembly comprises a plurality of holes around a top section of said rounded top shell.

12. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 3 , wherein said top shell assembly is removably coupled to said bottom shell assembly, whereby said bottom shell assembly receives said threaded section.

13. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 1 , wherein said top shell assembly comprises upper indents and lower indents around said rounded top shell.

14. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 1 , wherein said top shell assembly comprises a base having a base hole.

15. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 1 , wherein said top shell assembly and said bottom shell assembly are made of a soft material such as rubber.

16. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 1 , wherein said top shell assembly and said bottom shell assembly are reusable.

17. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 1 , wherein said top shell assembly and said bottom shell assembly when coupled receive luminescent materials inside.

18. The soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game set forth in claim 1 , wherein said grenade is adapted to be used in recreational war games.

19. A soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game, comprising:

A) a top shell assembly having a rounded top shell defining a cavity, and a plurality of holes around a top section of said rounded top shell;

wherein said top shell assembly comprises a base which closes the cavity and the base having a base hole; and

B) a bottom shell assembly removably coupled to said top shell assembly, wherein said bottom shell assembly comprises a bottom shell defining an upper cavity and a lower cavity separated by an interior wall, and tabs separated by grooves in line around a perimetral surface of said bottom shell, wherein said top shell assembly and said bottom shell assembly are reusable and made of a soft material such as rubber.

20. A soft reusable grenade round for team-based shooting game, comprising:

A) a top shell assembly having a rounded top shell, a base having a base hole, said rounded top shell is hollow and comprises upper indents and lower indents around said rounded top shell, and a hole at a top; and

B) a bottom shell assembly removably coupled to said top shell assembly, wherein said bottom shell assembly comprises a bottom shell defining an upper cavity and a lower cavity separated by an interior wall and a bottom hole, and tabs separated by grooves in line around a perimetral surface of said bottom shell, wherein said top shell assembly and said bottom shell assembly are reusable and made of a soft material such as rubber; and

wherein said bottom shell comprises a plurality of holes adjacent said tabs and grooves.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2024
From: MYERS, MATTHEW PAUL, MR.
To: CHERUB MILSIM, LLC
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