Patent ID: 7273012
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: F41A,F41F,F42B

Abstract:
1. A projectile for a large caliber gun, the projectile including a fall-back preventer ring disposed within a fall-back preventer recess defined by the projectile, wherein the fall-back preventer ring is a multifaceted split ring device sized for both axial and radial movement within the fall-back preventer recess, the fall-back preventer ring including; forward locking means to prevent the projectile from falling out of a barrel during a loading cycle, wherein said forward locking means include a projectile engaging face and a barrel engaging face separated by a forward edge, and rear locking means to maintain the fall-back preventer ring within the fall-back preventer recess during flight, wherein said rear locking means include a staggered tail face and a tail section separated by a projectile tail edge.