Unchambered ammunition for use with non-lethal electrical discharge weapons
US6360645B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B12/36
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An addition device which permits a user of a close proximity electrical discharge weapon to modify his or her weapon by providing a long range capability which can be added as an after-market improvement. In a preferred embodiment illustrated and described herein, the original close proximity device is a hand-held plastic device having a pair of extending contact probes for disabling a nearby perpetrator. The invention is an apparatus designed to be mechanically and electrically attached to the device and provides an unchambered wire-tethered dart cartridge which extends above the weapon and gives the user the additional capability of contacting long range targets. The apparatus permits easy and convenient replacement of spent cartridges as well as easy and convenient connection to and disconnection from the close proximity device.
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