Claims
- 1. A system comprising:
a shell casing configured to fit within a delivery device; a frangible projectile to be impacted with a target wherein the frangible projectile is within the shell casing; the frangible projectile comprising a rigid frangible shell having a thickness and a volume formed within, wherein the rigid frangible shell ruptures upon impact with the target; and a substance contained within the volume and occupying at least about 50% of the volume; wherein the substance comprises a powdered inhibiting substance, wherein upon impact with the target the rigid frangible shell ruptures radially dispersing the powdered inhibiting substance proximate to the target into a cloud; wherein the substance includes a powdered oleoresin capsicum.
- 2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of frangible projectiles to be impacted with a target wherein the plurality of frangible projectiles are within the shell casing.
- 3. The system of claim 2 wherein the shell casing is a shotgun shell.
- 4. The system of claim 3 wherein the shotgun shell is a twelve-gauge shotgun shell having a length of about three times its diameter.
- 5. The system of claim 1 wherein the rigid frangible shell further comprises at least one structurally weakening feature.
- 6. The system of claim 1 wherein the rigid frangible shell comprises at least two parts.
- 7. The system of claim 1 wherein the inhibiting substance further comprises a solid substance contained within the volume.
- 8. A method for launching frangible projectiles comprising:
placing a shell casing within a delivery device wherein a frangible projectile is within the shell casing wherein the frangible projectile comprises a rigid frangible shell having a thickness and a volume formed within, wherein a substance is contained within the volume and occupies at least about 50% of the volume wherein the substance comprises a powdered inhibiting substance; forcing the frangible projectile out of the shell casing and the delivery device; and impacting a target with the frangible projectile, wherein upon impact with the target, the rigid frangible shell ruptures radially dispersing the powdered inhibiting substance proximate to the target into a cloud wherein the substance includes a powdered oleoresin capsicum.
- 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of placing comprises placing the shell casing within the delivery device wherein a plurality of frangible projectiles are within the shell casing, wherein the step of forcing comprises forcing the plurality of frangible projectiles out of the shell casing and the delivery device.
- 10. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of placing comprises placing the shell casing within a shotgun.
- 11. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of forcing comprises forcing the frangible projectile out of the shell casing and the delivery device by igniting an ignitable powder within the shell casing.
- 12. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of marking the target with a marking substance wherein the substance further comprises the marking substance contained within the volume.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a Continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/289,258, filed Apr. 9, 1999, entitled “NON-LETHAL PROJECTILE FOR DELIVERING AN INHIBITING SUBSTANCE TO A LIVING TARGET,” which is a Continuation-In-Part (CIP) of U.S. Ser. No. 08/751,709, filed Nov. 18, 1996, entitled “NON-LETHAL PROJECTILE FOR DELIVERING AN INHIBITING SUBSTANCE TO A LIVING TARGET”, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,965,839, the entirety of which applications and patent are hereby incorporated by reference.
Continuations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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