US 11,988,489 B1
Solid core less-lethal projectile
Darren Nelson, Malvern (CA)
Assigned to Umarex USA, Inc., Fort Smith, AR (US)
Filed by UMAREX USA, INC., Fort Smith, AR (US)
Filed on May 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/202,437.
Application 18/202,437 is a continuation of application No. 18/111,559, filed on Feb. 18, 2023, granted, now 11,733,012.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/439,152, filed on Jan. 16, 2023.
Int. Cl. F42B 12/46 (2006.01)
CPC F42B 12/46 (2013.01) 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A frangible projectile, comprising:
a hollow body defining a closed interior cavity;
a solid core in the cavity;
a support structure in the cavity configured to support the core at a center of the cavity; and
a payload in the cavity with the core and the support structure;
wherein the core has a greater density than the hollow body, the support structure, and the payload.