May 27, 2025

US12313384 - Less-lethal projectiles and cartridges

A less-lethal projectile includes a cylindrical flexible body. The body includes a nose, a conical tail, and a tubular sidewall. The tail and sidewall extend rearwardly away from the nose. The sidewall defines an interior space around the tail. A flowable medium is received in the interior space around the tail. The flowable medium is configured to deform the sidewall upon impact of the nose with a target such that a portion of the sidewall contacts the target around the nose. Impact of the nose with the target causes the flowable medium to move forward in the interior space around the tail and expand the sidewall radially outward and forward such that the sidewall contacts the target around the nose.

Assignee: Eight Holdings LLC
Inventors: Teodor Puha
Filing date: 2024-05-13

The patent describes a less-lethal projectile featuring a flexible body with a nose, conical tail, and an interior space filled with a flowable medium. Upon impact, the medium deforms the sidewall, allowing it to expand and make contact with the target around the nose.

Claim 1

A less-lethal projectile, comprising: a flexible body having a nose, a conical tail, and a sidewall defining an interior space around the tail; and a flowable medium in the interior space configured to deform the sidewall upon impact of the nose with a target such that at least a portion of the sidewall contacts the target around the nose. a flexible body having a nose, a conical tail, and a sidewall defining an interior space around the tail; and a flowable medium in the interior space configured to deform the sidewall upon impact of the nose with a target such that at least a portion of the sidewall contacts the target around the nose.

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