Patent · US Expired

Handcuff assembly

US4300368A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 5, 1980
Grant dateNov 17, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 5, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/404
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A handcuff assembly for use by law enforcement officers to lock a prisoner's wrists together. A pair of handcuffs are connected together by a linkage that prevents flexion, rotation, and adduction of the prisoner's hand and wrist, muscles, etc., while allowing the assembly to fold flat for storage while also being capable of folding over an equipment belt.

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