United States Patent
US Patent 3996865: Shotshell with seed capsule
US 3996865 ยท granted 1976-12-14
| Patent Number | 3996865 |
|---|---|
| Title | Shotshell with seed capsule |
| Filed | 1975-06-20 |
| Granted | 1976-12-14 |
| Inventor(s) | Vernon Thomas Dwyer |
| Assignee | Individual |
| CPC Classification | F42B7/00, F42B7/04, A01C7/00 |
| Number of Claims | 2 |
Abstract
A cartridge for both hunting and seed distributing purposes comprising a cylindrical casing having a primer, a propellant charge ignitable upon firing of said primer, spaced-apart wads above said propellant charge defining a load-receiving volume therebetween, a load of plant seeds received within a capsule disposed within said volume; a multi-missile shot charge provided above said volume and means for enclosing the normally forward end of said cartridge.
Claims Summary
1. A cartridge comprising means defining a tubular casing, primer means located in one end portion of said casing, a propellant charge disposed above said primer means, first and second spaced apart wad means located overlyingly of said propellant charge for defining a first compartment, a load of viable ingredients comprising germinative seeds provided in said first compartment, means enclosing said casing at its end remote from said primer means and spacedly above said second wad means to cooperate therewith for defining a second chamber, and a multi-missile charge disposed in said second chamber.