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US3146713A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Shotgun cartridge

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-05
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Granted: 1964-09-01
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Expires: 1982-12-05
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert J Sawyer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 12:38
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B7/00; F42B7/02; F42B7/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 136 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A SHOTGUNCARTIDGE INCLUDING AN ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL CASING HAVING A PERCUSSION CAP, A POWDER CHAMBER, AND A SHOT COLUMN COMPRISED OF IMPERFORATE CIRCULAR FILLER WADS AND A BODY OF SHOT PELLETS, THE PERIPHERIES OF SAID FILLER WADS BEING IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE INTERNAL PERIPHERY OF SAID CASING, MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE VELOCITY OF SAID SHOT COLUMN WHEREBY TO PRODUCE A SHOT PATTERN PARTICULARLY DESIRABLE FOR DUCK HUNTING, SAID MEANS COMPRINSING: A DETERMINED POWDER CHARGE IN SAID CHAMBER; A CIRCULAR DISC OF CARDBOARD OR LIKE MATERIAL INTERPOSED IN SAID CASING BETWEEN SAID POWDER CHARGE AND THE INNERMOST FILLER WAD OF THE SHOT COLUMN, THE PERIPHERY OF SAID DISC BEING IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE INTERNAL PERIPHERY OF SAID CASING; AND AN APERTURE HAVING A DIAMETER OF ONE SIXTEENTH OF AN INCH FORMED CENTRALLY IN SAID DISC.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 136 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A SHOTGUNCARTIDGE INCLUDING AN ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL CASING HAVING A PERCUSSION CAP, A POWDER CHAMBER, AND A SHOT COLUMN COMPRISED OF IMPERFORATE CIRCULAR FILLER WADS AND A BODY OF SHOT PELLETS, THE PERIPHERIES OF SAID FILLER WADS BEING IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE INTERNAL PERIPHERY OF SAID CASING, MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE VELOCITY OF SAID SHOT COLUMN WHEREBY TO PRODUCE A SHOT PATTERN PARTICULARLY DESIRABLE FOR DUCK HUNTING, SAID MEANS COMPRINSING: A DETERMINED POWDER CHARGE IN SAID CHAMBER; A CIRCULAR DISC OF CARDBOARD OR LIKE MATERIAL INTERPOSED IN SAID CASING BETWEEN SAID POWDER CHARGE AND THE INNERMOST FILLER WAD OF THE SHOT COLUMN, THE PERIPHERY OF SAID DISC BEING IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE INTERNAL PERIPHERY OF SAID CASING; AND AN APERTURE HAVING A DIAMETER OF ONE SIXTEENTH OF AN INCH FORMED CENTRALLY IN SAID DISC.

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