Patent ID: 6604518
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: F41B,F42B

Abstract:
A non-lethal weapon, comprising:a conventional projectile-launching weapon having a launch tube that is opened at an aft end thereof; a self-contained munition assembly fitted in and coupled to said aft end of said launch tube, said self-contained munition assembly including (i) a barrel coupled to said aft end of said launch tube and coaxially aligned therewith; (ii) a solid sphere of a compressible material having a hardness of approximately 50 durometer, said solid sphere positioned in said barrel and forming a pressure seal therewith; and (iii) means coupled to said barrel for on-demand generation of a launch pressure aft of said solid sphere, said launch pressure overcoming said pressure seal to propel said solid sphere through said barrel and said launch tube with a kinetic energy of between approximately 135-220 Joules/cm2 for distances up to approximately 30 meters.