US 11,530,903 B2 · Short-range conducted electrical weapon

Abstract

A short-range conducted electrical weapon (“conducted electrical weapon”) may be configured to deploy electrodes having a minimum spacing when coupled to a target at short-range. The conducted electrical weapon may comprise a housing. The housing may comprise a target end opposite a grip end. The grip end may be configured to removably receive a cartridge. The cartridge may house two or more electrodes. The target end may comprise one or more activation buttons or terminals. In response to the activation buttons or terminals being activated, the electrodes may be launched from the cartridge in the grip end. The electrodes may be disposed in the cartridge at an obtuse angle relative to the placement of the opposite electrode. The obtuse angle may enable the electrodes to be deployed effectively at short range.

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Dependent claims

A conducted electrical weapon comprising:

a housing having a target end and a grip end, wherein the target end is disposed opposite the grip end, and wherein the target end and the grip end define separate portions of the housing;
and
a cartridge physically disposed within the grip end, wherein the cartridge is fully disposed within the grip end rearward the target end, wherein the cartridge comprises a plurality of electrodes, and wherein the plurality of electrodes are configured to deploy in a forward direction from the grip end towards the target end in response to an activation on the target end of the housing.

A conducted electrical weapon comprising:

a housing, comprising:
an outer surface opposite an inner surface;
a target end opposite a grip end;
and
a cartridge bay defining an opening through the outer surface of the grip end;
and
a cartridge removably coupled within the cartridge bay of the grip end, the cartridge comprising:
a first electrode disposed within the cartridge along a first deployment axis;
and
a second electrode disposed within the cartridge along a second deployment axis, wherein in response to the conducted electrical weapon being activated the first electrode is configured to deploy in a first direction from the grip end towards the target end of the housing based on the first deployment axis and the second electrode is configured to deploy in a second direction from the grip end towards the target end of the housing based on the second deployment axis, wherein the first deployment axis and the second deployment axis define a deployment angle, and wherein the deployment angle is an obtuse angle.

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A conducted electrical weapon cartridge comprising:

an activation system;
a first electrode disposed along a first deployment axis prior to a deployment, wherein the first electrode is configured to be deployed by the activation system, and wherein the first deployment axis defines a first trajectory of the first electrode from the conducted electrical weapon cartridge towards a target;
and
a second electrode disposed along a second deployment axis prior to the deployment, wherein the second electrode is configured to be deployed by the activation system, wherein the second deployment axis defines a second trajectory of the second electrode from the conducted electrical weapon cartridge towards the target, wherein the first deployment axis and the second deployment axis define a deployment angle, and wherein the deployment angle is greater than 90° and less than 180°.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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