IP Library Granted Patent US 8,973,504
Granted Patent B2
US 8,973,504 · App. 13/819,690 · Granted Mar 10, 2015

Bullet including an air-guiding recess

Inventor: Jun-Kyu Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: Duretek Inc.
F42B10/44
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Patent No.
US 8,973,504
App. No.
13/819,690
Granted
Mar 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a bullet including an air-guiding recess, comprising: a head 20 ; and a tail 30 disposed behind the head 20 , and including an odd number of air-guiding recesses 32 formed so as to be curved in the bottom and outer circumferential surfaces thereof. The air-guiding recess 32 is characterized by having a sloped bottom that increases in depth while progressing to the bottom surface of the tail 30 . Accordingly, vortex is prevented from being generated at the rear side of the bullet, so as to significantly increase the effective range thereof and simultaneously improve accuracy when shooting same.

Claims (12)

1. A bullet, comprising:

a head part; and

a tail part integrated with the head part and including an odd number of air guiding recesses formed along outer surfaces and a bottom surface thereof, the recesses being curved,

wherein each of the air guiding recesses has a depth that gradually increases toward the bottom surface of the tail part, and

wherein each of the air guiding recesses has the same width over the outer surfaces and the bottom surface of the tail part.

2. The bullet according to claim 1 , wherein each of the air guiding recesses has an angle θ with respect to a line that connects a center point of the bottom surface of the tail part and a center of the air guiding recess at the outer surface of the tail part, such that each end of the air guiding recesses is not directed to the center point of the lower surface of the tail part.

3. The bullet according to claim 2 , wherein each recess defines a curved shape in the bottom surface of the tail part, the curved shape of the recess extending from a perimeter of the bottom surface to an area proximate to a center point of the bottom surface.

4. The bullet according to claim 1 , wherein three air guiding recesses are formed along the outer and bottom surfaces of the tail part and are spaced apart from one another at regular intervals.

5. The bullet according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cartridge belt including a plurality of grooves disposed in a part between the head part and the tail part along a circumference of the bullet,

wherein the part including the cartridge belt, the head part, and the tail part are integrated in a unified streamlined body.

6. The bullet according to claim 1 , wherein each of the air guiding recesses has a predetermined length along the bottom surface of the tail part so that air flowing along outer surfaces of the bullet is guided from the outer surface of the tail part to a center area at the bottom surface of the tail part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2013
From: KIM, JUN-KYU
To: DURETEK INC.
Reel/Frame 029901/0580 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0083800 · Aug 30, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130180424A1 · Jul 18, 2013