Entangling projectiles and systems for their use
US10551152B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A1/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A projectile deployment system includes an entangling projectile that includes a pair of pellets and a tether connecting the pellets. A projectile casing includes a pair of sockets, each socket sized to carry one of the pair of pellets, each of the sockets including a longitudinal axis, the pair of sockets being positioned relative to one another such that the longitudinal sockets diverge horizontally away from one another while at least a portion of one of the sockets is arranged vertically higher than another of the sockets. A selectively activatable pressure source is capable of expelling the entangling projectile from the projectile casing toward a subject. A launcher carries an activator operable to activate the pressure source to expel the entangling projectile from the projectile casing toward the subject.
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