Games using tangible projectile – Billiards or pool – Cue
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-20
2001-07-17
Pierce, William M. (Department: 3711)
Games using tangible projectile
Billiards or pool
Cue
C473S206000, C473S568000, C473S047000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06261188
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an expandable baton having a handle grip cap.
Expandable or telescoping batons are often carried by law enforcement officers today instead of the old-style night stick. Such batons are popular because they are lightweight and quite short in their collapsed configuration (about 8-10 inches. Such batons are constructed in tubular sections (typically three) with the main tubular section being the handle and with progressively smaller diameter tubular sections that fit within each other and within the handle. When expanded such batons can have a length of about one yard.
Expandable batons of the type in current use are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,372,363 and 5,797,797. These batons have a removable threaded end cap screwed onto the threaded outer end of the handle section, the diameter of the end cap being substantially the same diameter as the diameter of the handle section.
In use the law enforcement officer grasps the handle of the expanded baton in his hand and swings it like a club. The forces generated by such swinging action can cause the officer to lose their grip on the baton and the baton to fly out of their hand. If this occurs during practice sessions, other participants can be injured by the flying baton. If this occurs during an altercation, the officer may be forced to go to the next level of force, i.e., draw his gun.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of this invention to provide an expandable baton with a handle grip means which minimizes or eliminates the risk of it slipping out of a law enforcement officer's hand during use.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a simple and inexpensive handle grip means which can be used in conjunction with several popular existing baton designs.
These and other objects are achieved by use of a grip cap attached to the outer end of the handle of an expandable baton.
The grip device of the present invention is configured to replace the removable end cap of several commonly used expandable baton designs.
The handle grip device of the present invention has a cylindrical head member that is adapted to mate with the outer end of the handle of an expandable baton. A finger grip member extends from one side of the cylindrical head member in a manner adapted to engage a finger, typically the small finger, of the hand of a law enforcement officer holding the baton, to thereby provide a finger stop.
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Howard Robert E.
Pierce William M.
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