Patent ID: 6978717
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. In a cartridge designed to be launched from a grenade launcher, the cartridge having a housing and a propulsion system, a projectile comprising: a projectile body having a front part and a back part, the back part of the projectile body adapted to be secured to the housing; a camera contained in the projectile body and connected thereto by a cord; a transmitter contained in the projectile body and connected to the camera; means for pinning the front part of the projectile body to a target; and means for separating the front part of the projectile body from the back part of the projectile body and expelling the camera from the projectile body when the projectile is pinned to the target so that the camera is freely suspended from the projectile by the cord and can rotate in a wind through 180 degrees to observe its surroundings and transmit images thereof.