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US 5359938

ULTRA LIGHT WEIGHT SABOT

Assignee

OLIN CORPORATION, A CORP. OF VA

Filed

Oct 24, 1990

Granted

Nov 1, 1994

Location

MINE HILL NJ US

Abstract

An ultra light weight sabot for a subcaliber projectile comprises a sabot having three reduced mass segments each incorporating driving grooves at their inner diameter, an aft bourrelet, a central cavity beneath the aft bourrelet and an outwardly directed projection forward of the aft bourrelet to support the forward end of the projectile as it travels through a gun bore. The aft bourrelet has a balloon type obturator thereon which also fastens to the cartridge case. A bore extending through the obturator and the aft bourrelet into the annular cavity equalizes pressure between the case and the annular cavity to assist in sabot segment separation from the subcaliber projectile.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Jun 12, 1991

Rescinded

Apr 15, 1994

Duration

2 years, 10 months

Inventor

  • 1RALPH F. CAMPOLI

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