Patent ID: 9360223
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: F42B

Claim Text:
1. A shotgun shell with a high velocity ignition system, the shotgun shell comprising: a shotgun shell casing having a base portion and a forward portion, the forward portion having cylindrical shape with an inside surface; a primer provided in the base portion; a payload provided in the forward portion, the payload comprising one of a plurality of shot pellets and a shot gun shell slug, the payload contained entirely in the shotgun shell casing; a wad positioned rearward of the payload and contacting the inner surface of the forward portion; a first propellant region located in the casing intermediate the primer and the payload; a second propellant region located in the casing intermediate the first propellant region and the base portion; and a separator positioned rearward of the wad, the separator comprising a cylindrical portion that engages the inside surface of the casing, the first propellant region and the second propellant region being entirely spaced apart by the cylindrical portion of the separator, the separator further comprising a flash tube substantially extending between the primer and the first propellant region and at least one flash-tube channel extending between the first propellant region and the second propellant region; whereby when the primer is ignited propellant in the first propellant region ignites, then propellant in the second propellant ignites, and the payload, wad, and separator are pushed outwardly with respect to the casing.