Patent ID: 6626114
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: F42B,Y10T

Abstract:
A projectile for weapon ammunition comprising:a metal generally cup-shaped jacket having a closed rear end, an open front end, an internal volume of generally cylindrical geometry and a longitudinal centerline, a first non-sintered discrete compact which is cold-pressed from a mixture of a heavy metal powder and a light metal powder and having first and second opposite ends, a substantially cylindrical body portion disposed between said first and second ends and a longitudinal centerline, said first compact being disposed within said jacket with said first end thereof abutting said closed end of said jacket and substantially filling said jacket in the region adjacent said closed end of said jacket, a second non-sintered discrete compact which is cold-pressed from a mixture of a heavy metal powder and a light metal powder and having first and second opposite ends, a substantially cylindrical body portion disposed between said first and second ends and a longitudinal centerline, said second compact being disposed within said jacket with said first end thereof disposed in adjacent relationship to said second end of said first compact and substantially filling that portion of said internal volume of said jacket adjacent said second compact, said centerlines of said first and second compacts being aligned with one another and with said centerline of said jacket, a metal disc disposed within said jacket in overlying and abutting relationship to said second end of said second compact, said first and second compacts and said disc incompletely filling said internal volume of said jacket whereby a portion of said jacket projects beyond said disc, said portion of said jacket which projects beyond said disc and toward said open end of said jacket being infolded toward said centerline of said jacket to capture said disc and compacts within said jacket and wherein at least a portion of said second end of said second compact and said disc are deformed to conform to at least a substantial portion of the internal volume of said jacket as deformed by said infolded portion of said jacket.