Patent ID: 9429406
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: F42B,F42C

Claim Text:
1. A projectile body for an ammunition round for small arms or light firearm, the projectile body being elongated and comprising: first and second axially opposed ends and a cavity extending between the first end and the second end, the first end being a leading end of the projectile and closed, the cavity being capable of holding a quantity of propellant for propelling the projectile body; a plurality of seals extending about an outer surface of the body, each seal protruding radially from the body to form a substantial seal against an inner circumferential surface of the barrel of a firearm, wherein two of the plurality of seals are mutually adjacent and spaced apart in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the body to form a seal bound outer surface portion of the body; and one or more holes formed in the body enabling fluid communication between the cavity and the seal bound outer surface portion of the body.