May 6, 2025

US12292269 - Projectile

The invention relates to a paintball projectile comprising a front portion and a body portion, which body portion comprises a side wall. The paintball projectile comprises a body component, which is a single piece forming outer surfaces of the front portion and the side wall, a closed cavity in the interior volume of the front portion, a fill in the closed cavity, and a middle component in the interior volume of the body component, the middle component having a first side and a second side. The first side of the middle component is facing the closed cavity, and the projectile further comprises a barrier layer on the second side of the middle component. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing paintball projectile.

Assignee: EX CORPORATION OY
Inventors: Eero Kaakkola
Filing date: 2024-04-22

The patent describes a non-lethal paintball projectile featuring a single-piece body with a hemispherical front and a side wall, incorporating a closed cavity filled with a substance and a disc-shaped middle component. Additionally, the projectile includes an open cavity in the body portion and a barrier layer on the middle component’s second side, along with a method for its manufacturing.

Claim 1

A non-lethal projectile comprising a body component, which is a single piece having a uniform continuous structure forming outer surfaces of a hemispherical front portion, and a body portion comprising a side wall, a closed cavity in an interior volume of the hemispherical front portion, a fill in the closed cavity, and a middle component in the interior volume of the body component, the middle component being a disc-shaped middle wall inside the body component, and the middle component having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the middle component is facing the closed cavity, the projectile further comprises an open cavity in an interior volume of the body portion, and the projectile further comprises a barrier layer on the second side of the middle component. a body component, which is a single piece having a uniform continuous structure forming outer surfaces of a hemispherical front portion, and a body portion comprising a side wall, a hemispherical front portion, and a body portion comprising a side wall, a closed cavity in an interior volume of the hemispherical front portion, a fill in the closed cavity, and a middle component in the interior volume of the body component, the middle component being a disc-shaped middle wall inside the body component, and the middle component having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the middle component is facing the closed cavity, the projectile further comprises an open cavity in an interior volume of the body portion, and the projectile further comprises a barrier layer on the second side of the middle component.

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