Patent ID: 7849628

Claim:
A launcher system for attaching to a rifle and launching an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), said launcher system comprising: a barrel comprising a UAV and a pusher cup configured behind said UAV housed within said barrel; an expansion chamber operatively connected to said barrel and disposed around at least a portion of said barrel, wherein said barrel extends out of a first end of said expansion chamber; and a muzzle adapter operatively connected to a second end of said expansion chamber, wherein said first end of said expansion chamber is positioned opposite to said second end of said expansion chamber; said muzzle adapter configured to operatively and removably attach said launcher system to the barrel of a rifle; wherein a triggering of an explosive event in said rifle causes said pusher cup to push said UAV out of said barrel in order to attain a self-propelled flight trajectory after which said launcher system can be removed from said barrel of said rifle.