Variable range ammunition cartridge for electrical discharge weapon

Abstract

An ammunition cartridge for an electrical discharge weapon having at least one dart positioned within a dart chamber in the housing. The cartridge has at least one adjustable barrel for selection between close and extended ranges and a joint and port for adjusting pressure in the barrel. In another form the cartridge has two fixed barrels and a retractable deflection ramp for selection between close and extended ranges.

1 . An ammunition cartridge for an electrical discharge weapon comprising:
 a housing having an exterior surface and at least one dart chamber located within the housing;   a dart positioned in the dart chamber;   a propellant for launching the dart; and   means for adjusting a dart firing angle of the dart chamber between a long range and short range position.   
   
   
       2 . The ammunition cartridge of  claim 1  wherein the means for adjusting the dart firing angle is a deflection ramp positioned on the housing at a location where the dart first exits the dart chamber. 
   
   
       3 . The ammunition cartridge of  claim 1  wherein there are two dart chambers in the housing each containing a dart and a deflection ramp is adjacent each dart chamber. 
   
   
       4 . The ammunition cartridge of  claim 1  wherein the deflection ramp is moveable between the short range and the long range positions. 
   
   
       5 . The ammunition cartridge of  claim 1  wherein the deflection ramp includes a switch for moving the ramp between the short range and long range positions. 
   
   
       6 . The ammunition cartridge of  claim 1  wherein the means for adjusting the dart firing angle is one of a shroud, tube, tang, flange or cowl adjacent the dart chamber.