Patent ID: 7451705

Claim:
A non-discarding sabot projectile system comprising: a metal core having an upper sidewall region and a lower sidewall region, wherein the upper sidewall region has a top and a bottom; a nonmetallic sabot having a top and bottom, the sabot extending around the upper sidewall region of the core and coupled to the core at both the top of the upper sidewall region and bottom of the upper sidewall region; said top coupling utilizing a circumferential recess forming a keyed groove and in which a hook formed into the top of the sabot engages the recess in the core thereby providing a non-discarding bond between the sabot and the core; and the lower sidewall region of the core extending beyond a second circumferential groove at the bottom of the upper sidewall region, the bottom of the sabot having a cupped ring which is held in the circumferential recess by friction thereby providing a non-discarding coupling between the core and the top of the sabot and bottom of the sabot.