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US 10,501,965 B1Granted
Enhanced handcuff apparatus
AssigneeCreative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc.
InventorIvanhoe Chaput
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Abstract
A handcuff is provided, including a handcuff strand having ratchet teeth, a pair of buttons on opposing sides of the handcuff, and a spring configured to receive rotational force from a key and cause rotation of a first rotating element. Rotation of the first rotating element rotates a second rotating element, releasing the second rotating element from the ratchet teeth of the handcuff strand and allowing release of the handcuff strand when both of the pair of buttons are depressed.
Claims20
A handcuff comprising:
- a handcuff strand comprising ratchet teeth;
- a pair of buttons on opposing sides of the handcuff, the pair of buttons connected by a button joining element;
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- a spring configured to receive rotational force from a key and cause rotation of a first rotating element;
- wherein the first rotating element rotates about the button joining element, and rotation of the first rotating element about the button joining element rotates a second rotating element, releasing the second rotating element from the ratchet teeth of the handcuff strand and allowing release of the handcuff strand when both of the pair of buttons are depressed.
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A handcuff comprising:
- a handcuff strand comprising ratchet teeth;
- a pair of buttons connected by a button joining element, each button of the pair of buttons positioned within a respective opposite facing exterior strand of the handcuff;
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- a spring configured to receive rotational force from a key and cause rotation of a first rotating element;
- wherein the first rotating element rotates about the button joining element, and rotation of the first rotating element about the button joining element rotates a second rotating element, releasing the second rotating element from the ratchet teeth of the handcuff strand and allowing release of the handcuff strand when both of the pair of buttons are depressed.
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A handcuff comprising:
- a handcuff strand comprising ratchet teeth;
- a first button positioned within a first double strand element, the first button positioned proximate to and opposite a second button positioned within a second double strand element;
- a button joining element located between the first button and the second button;
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- a spring configured to receive rotational force from a key and cause rotation of a first rotating element;
- wherein the first rotating element rotates about the button joining element, and rotation of the first rotating element about the button joining element rotates a second rotating element, releasing the second rotating element from the ratchet teeth of the handcuff strand and allowing release of the handcuff strand when the first button and the second button are depressed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.