Non-lethal restraint device with diverse deployability applications
US8757039B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B23/24
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An immobilization device and method of restraining vehicles, persons and animals uses tendrils attached to various devices to engage the target. The immobilization device, system and method includes a housing containing launchable tendrils that are launched from the housing by a propellant. The tendrils may be attached to straps or other elements carried by the immobilization device. The tendrils will engage the target and restrain it if it is a vehicle such as a car, truck, boat, submarine, or like vehicle. In stopping a person or animal the tendrils will deliver a marking package, a shocking package or a snare package to mark, shock or snare the target. Straps may be pulled off the housing leaving the housing near the point of deployment.
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