Portable electromagnetic stun device and method
US5625525A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41B9/0006
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device and method for stunning a human or other living animal employs a nozzle or other such means through which a conductive fluid stream can be discharged toward the living animal; a current supply that is electrically coupled to the conductive fluid stream; and a grounding conductor that is coupled between the current supply and a ground potential. When the conductive fluid stream is discharged toward the human or other living animal and impacts the human or other living animal, the current supply passes a current through the human or other living animal when the human or other living animal becomes electrically coupled between the conductive fluid stream and the ground potential. The current is of sufficient magnitude to stun the human or other living animal. As a result, the human or other living animal is stunned when impacted with the conductive fluid stream.
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