Patent ID: 8376561

Claim:
A light emitting projectile for marking and illuminating a target comprising: a main body having frangible side walls; at least one frangible ampoule containing chemiluminescent reactant components; a substantially incompressible filler material positioned between said frangible side walls and said at least one ampoule; a first end cap constructed and arranged to connect to a portion of said frangible side walls and to receive a portion of said at least one ampoule, said first end cap being traversable between a neutral position and a triggering position upon impact with an object, said traversal between said neutral position and said triggering position providing a force sufficient to rupture said frangible side walls as well as said one ampoule causing intermixing of said chemiluminescent reactant components and admixture with said substantially incompressible filler material to produce a chemiluminescent slurry, a second end cap constructed and arranged to connect to said frangible side walls and to receive a portion of said at least one ampoule; said second end cap providing sufficient energy transfer to said chemiluminescent slurry upon impact with a target to disperse said chemiluminescent slurry radially and outwardly with respect to the longitudinal axis of said main body.