Patent ID: 11940259
Assignee: FEDERAL CARTRIDGE COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A projectile for a shotshell, comprising:
a top pole and a bottom pole defining a vertical axis extending through the top pole and the bottom pole;
a body defining an exterior surface and a vertical diameter from the top pole to the bottom pole, the body comprising:
an equator;
a ring protruding from the equator of the body, the ring comprising a vertical ring height comprising about 33-36% of the vertical diameter of the body,
an upper section of the exterior surface extending between the ring and the top pole;
a lower section of the exterior surface extending between the ring and the bottom pole; and

wherein at least one of the upper section and the lower section comprises two or more sections disposed at different angles relative to the vertical axis, when viewed in cross-section.