Patent ID: 7913625

Claim:
An ammunition round assembly, comprising: a projectile having a leading portion and a trailing portion opposite the leading portion; a body made of a material configured to be consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly, the body having an interior area, a first end portion coupled to the projectile, and a second end portion opposite the first end and spaced apart from the projectile; a non-combustible base at least partially enclosing the second end portion of the body; a structural member positioned inside the interior area and having first and second engagement portions, the structural member interconnecting the base and the projectile, the first engagement portion directly coupled to the base and spaced apart from the projectile, and the second engagement portion directly coupled to the trailing portion of the projectile and spaced apart from the base, wherein the projectile, the structural member and the base define a load path that substantially isolates the body from loads applied to the projectile or the base.