Patent ID: 8539885

Claim:
A projectile of non-lethal composition, comprising: a plastic cup component engaged with a plastic cap component and containing a marking material therein, the projectile having a length; the plastic cup component comprising a heel portion and a cylindrical wall portion extending therefrom, the cylindrical wall portion having an exterior cylindrical surface and an interior surface defining a well cavity, the well cavity having an open end at an end of the cylindrical wall portion opposite the heel portion, wherein the heel portion defines an inset cavity opposite the well cavity for coupling with a cartridge having a flash hole therein for communicating pressurized gas from the cartridge toward the inset cavity to propel the projectile, wherein the inset cavity comprises a depth and a radius in which the radius is greater than the depth, the cup component having an H-shaped cross-section taken in a plane bisecting the cup component lengthwise, the heel portion comprising a beveled end portion opposite the open end and the cylindrical exterior surface continuing from the end of the cylindrical wall portion to the beveled end portion; and the plastic cap component comprising a ogive head portion and an engagement portion extending therefrom, and coupling to the interior surface of the wall portion of the cup component, the engagement of the cup component with the cap component providing an exposed juncture portion between the ogive portion and the exterior cylindrical surface of the cylindrical wall portion, wherein the marking material is sealed between the cup component and the cap component prior to impact with a target both when the projectile is in a static condition and when the projectile is in a dynamic condition; wherein the marking material is dispersed upon impact with the target.