Patent ID: 7631601

Claim:
A surveillance projectile for wireless surveillance at a stationary location remote to a launch site, the projectile assembly comprising: an ammunition cartridge including a cylindrical side wall and a transverse circular base wall forming an outwardly opening cavity; an ammunition charge carried on said base; a projectile assembly carried in assembly in said cavity of said cartridge, said projectile assembly having an interior cavity carrying a surveillance device providing a surveillance function at said location, said device connected to a power supply controlled by a normally on switch having an actuating arm, an aperture in said projectile assembly registering with said actuating arm, a follower member received in said aperture engaging said actuating arm to establish an off condition in assembly, said follower member being released from said aperture after launch of said projectile assembly whereby said actuating arm moves to a normal position to establish an on condition thereby supplying power from said power supply to said surveillance device enabling the surveillance function thereof.