Patent ID: 8640622

Claim:
A projectile assembly capable of being projected from a weapon having at least a barrel, the projectile assembly comprising: an individual projectile having an interior cavity defining a communicating portion; a composite projectile comprising a plurality of flechettes arranged in a bundle, the composite projectile at least partially received within the communicating portion of the individual projectile prior to the projection of the projectile assembly from the weapon; a propellant within the communicating portion of the individual projectile and forward of the composite projectile, and the propellant capable of being detonated to increase pressure within the communicating portion and apply a force to the individual projectile in one direction and a simultaneous force to the composite projectile in an opposite direction to cause separation of the individual projectile from the composite projectile after the projectile assembly has been projected from the barrel of the weapon; and a primer located adjacent to the propellant within the communicating portion of the individual projectile and forward of the composite projectile, and the primer being structured to detonate upon at least one of the flechettes of the composite projectile moving forward with the communicating portion and striking the primer when the projectile assembly is projected from the weapon, and wherein detonation of the primer causes detonation of the propellant.