Patent ID: 11896019
Assignee: JARVIS PRODUCTS CORPORATION
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method of making a captive penetrating-type stunning rod adapted for use in a cartridge-type animal stunner for stunning an animal, the rod being received within a bore of the stunner and moveable within the bore upon the explosion of an explosive cartridge within the stunner, comprising:
providing a stunning rod for use in a cartridge-type animal stunner comprising:
a body having a forward end, a rearward end, and a length therebetween, said forward end configured to penetrate an animal skull;
creating an opening throughout the length of said stunning rod body such that upon use of said stunning rod within a cartridge-type animal stunner, a portion of combustion products from an explosion of an explosive cartridge within the stunner travel through the stunning rod opening along the length of the rod and out of the stunning rod forward end simultaneously as the stunning rod is driven forward along a longitudinal axis to penetrate the head of the animal and into a brain to cause rapid lethal damage thereto.