Patent ID: 8205556
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A less lethal projectile adapted to be loaded into a cartridge case to form a loaded cartridge and be fired from a weapon, said less lethal projectile comprising a non-metallic, expandable hollow body container having a closed front end and no openings other than an open rear end, filled with a high-density filler, a closure located in the open rear end of the hollow body container to seal the high density filler in the expandable hollow body container to impact, a bore-rider stabilizer attached directly to the rear end of the projectile, the bore-rider stabilizer being folded forward over the projectile on assembly, to protect the hollow body container from the frictional heat at launch, and the bore-rider stabilizer reversing and deploying in flight, said bore-rider stabilizer comprising a fabric or film having a low coefficient of friction.