Electronic gunfire simulation device
AssigneeScenario Trainer Inc.
InventorTimothy Paul Richardson
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Abstract
An electronic device for simulating gunfire. The device includes a discharge chamber, a first electrode, and a second electrode. A high voltage circuit may be connected to the first and second electrodes, and may be configured to generate an electrical arc between the first and second electrodes, thereby creating percussive sounds that travel through the opening in the body. Also disclosed are embodiments where multiple discharge chambers are provided to generate electrical arcs in various discharge sequences, as well as embodiments where the device incudes a housing that is shared as a rifle scope or an AR upper barrel assembly.
Claims13
A device for simulating gunfire comprising:
- a housing comprising a discharge port that comprises a plurality of openings;
- a discharge chamber housed within the housing, wherein the discharge chamber comprises:
- a body, an interior defined by the body, and an opening in the body that extends into the interior;
- a first arc electrode and a second arc electrode, wherein the first and second arc electrodes each extend through the body such that the first and second arc electrodes each define a first end that is exposed to the exterior of the body and a second end that protrudes into the interior;
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- a rare earth magnet proximate the first and second arc electrodes that generates a magnetic field within the interior of the body for affecting the shape of electrical arcs;
- a high voltage circuit electrically connected to the first ends of the first and second arc electrodes that is configured to generate an electrical arc between the second ends of the first and second arc electrodes;
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- an attachment feature provided on the housing that enables attachment of the housing to a gun, wherein the attachment feature is oriented relative to the housing such that the discharge port is facing the same direction of the barrel of the gun;
- wherein generating the electrical arc creates a percussive sound, a flash of light, and a shockwave of rapidly displaced air, each of which travels through an opening of the plurality of openings in the discharge port.
An attachable device for simulating gunfire comprising:
- a housing comprising a discharge port that comprises a plurality of openings;
- a discharge chamber housed within the housing, wherein the discharge chamber comprises:
- a spark electrode that is configured to generate an ignition spark to create quantity of ionized air when a high voltage is loaded onto the spark electrode;
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- an arc electrode that is configured to generate an electrical arc that extends through the quantity of ionized air when a high voltage is loaded onto the arc electrode;
- a rare earth magnet proximate the arc electrode that generates a magnetic field within the discharge chamber for affecting the shape of electrical arcs;
- a high voltage circuit housed within the housing, wherein the high voltage circuit is configured to load a high voltage onto the spark electrode and the arc electrode;
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- an attachment feature provided on the housing that enables attachment of the housing to a gun, wherein the attachment feature is oriented relative to the housing such that the discharge port is facing the same direction of the barrel of the gun;
- wherein generating the electrical arc creates a percussive sound, a flash of light, and a shockwave of rapidly displaced air, each of which travels through an opening of the plurality of openings in the discharge port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.