Entangling projectiles and systems for their use

A projectile deployment system, comprising:

• an entangling projectile, including a pair of pellets and a tether connecting the pellets;
• a projectile casing having a firing orientation, the projectile casing including a pair of sockets, each socket sized to carry one of the pellets, the pair of sockets being oriented in parallel planes when the projectile casing is oriented in the firing orientation;
• the pair of sockets being angled relative to one another such that the pellets travel laterally apart from one another as they are expelled from the projectile casing when the projectile casing is oriented in the firing orientation, at least a portion of one of the sockets being arranged vertically atop a portion of another of the sockets when the projectile casing is oriented in the firing orientation;
• and
• a launcher, carrying the projectile casing;
• a selectively activatable pressure source carried by one of the launcher or the projectile casing, the pressure source capable of expelling the entangling projectile from the projectile casing toward a subject.

A projectile deployment system, comprising:

• an entangling projectile, including a pair of pellets and a tether connecting the pellets;
• a projectile casing, including:
• a pair of sockets, each socket sized to carry one of the pair of pellets, the pair of sockets being arranged in parallel planes and being angled relative to one another such that the pellets travel laterally apart from one another as they are expelled from the projectile casing, at least a portion of one of the sockets being arranged vertically atop a portion of another of the sockets when the sockets are arranged in parallel planes;
• a cartridge blank, carried by the projectile casing, the cartridge blank being capable of expelling the entangling projectile from the projectile casing toward a subject when activated;
• and
• a launcher carrying a sliding firing bolt operable to activate the cartridge blank to expel the entangling projectile from the projectile casing toward the subject;
• the projectile casing being removably engageable with the launcher to allow removal of the projectile casing from the launcher after expulsion of the entangling projectile from the projectile casing.