Firearms – For discharging a stunning agent
Reexamination Certificate
2000-05-02
2001-08-21
Jordan, Charles T. (Department: 3643)
Firearms
For discharging a stunning agent
C042S072000, C042S105000, C102S483000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06276085
ABSTRACT:
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TATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Existing grenade launchers have the ability to launch a non-lethal diversionary device, such as a tear gas, smoke, concussion or flash grenade, through windows or walls and into buildings. Due to the great velocity that the grenade launchers propel the non-lethal diversionary devices into the building, the non-lethal diversionary devices are capable of causing serious injury, including death, to those people occupying the building from impact with the non-lethal diversionary device.
Because of the serious threat to human life caused by the propelling of non-lethal diversionary devices into buildings with grenade launchers, law enforcement personnel typically use 2-3 people to manually deliver non-lethal diversionary devices through windows and into buildings to distract the people occupying the building such that law enforcement personnel can safely enter the building and apprehend the people occupying the building. One or two members of the law enforcement personnel will normally use a crow bar to break the screen/window and, if necessary, pull a curtain or venetian blind aside. Another member will throw the non-lethal diversionary device into the room by hand. Because the law enforcement personnel are exposed to rifle and/or pistol fire from the building during the insertion of the non-lethal diversionary device into the building, other team members cover the operation with a variety of weapons to protect the law enforcement personnel from fire originating from the building.
Because of the inherent danger to people occupying the building from use of the grenade launcher, and the inherent danger to law enforcement personnel from manually delivering a non-lethal diversionary device into the building, a need exists for an apparatus capable of safely delivering the non-lethal diversionary device into a structure, such as a building without risk of serious injury to those people occupying the structure from impact with the non-lethal diversionary device while also permitting law enforcement personnel to remain safely out of the line of sight of at least one person occupying the structure when the non-lethal diversionary device is propelled into the structure. It is to such an improved apparatus for safely delivering non-lethal diversionary devices through barriers, such as a window, and into structures, such as a building, which the present invention is directed.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Broadly, the present invention is an intrusion apparatus for safely propelling a non-lethal diversionary device, such as a tear gas, smoke, concussion or flash grenade, into a structure, through a barrier. The intrusion apparatus is provided with an extension device adapted to be gripped by an individual and being movable generally towards the barrier by the individual. Support means supported by the extension device are provided for supporting the non-lethal diversionary device as the extension device is moved towards the barrier. Forming means supported by the extension device are also provided. The forming means serves to form an opening sized to receive the non-lethal diversionary device through the barrier as the extension device is being moved towards the barrier. Finally, propelling means supported by the extension device are provided. The propelling means selectively propels the non-lethal diversionary device into the structure through the opening formed in the barrier at a non-lethal velocity.
One advantage of the intrusion apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention is that a single individual can safely insert the non-lethal diversionary device through the barrier and into the structure because the support means, forming means and propelling means are all supported by the extension device. In use, the individual grips the extension device and then swings the intrusion apparatus towards the barrier so that the forming means breakingly engages at least a portion of the barrier while the individual remains safely out of the line of sight of at least one person occupying the structure when the opening in the barrier is formed. The individual then actuates the propelling means for discharging the non-lethal diversionary device through the opening formed in the barrier at a non-lethal velocity whereby the non-lethal diversionary device is safely propelled into the structure.
Other features and advantages of the intrusion apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention will become apparent to those of at least ordinary skill in the art when the following description is read in light of the attached drawings and appended claims.
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Pilling Thomas J.
Wohlfeld Robert M.
Wooten Donald W.
Dunlap Codding & Rogers P.C.
Jakel Kevin
Jordan Charles T.
Tactical & Rescue Equipment LLC
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