Magazine interposer for a conducted electrical weapon
AssigneeAxon Enterprise, Inc.
InventorsJohn Groff, Trevor Ryan, Arturo Meuniot, Michael Roberts
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Abstract
A conducted electrical weapon may include an interposer. The interposer may be disposed in a bay of the conducted electrical weapon or may be coupled to a magazine insertable within the bay of the conducted electrical weapon. The interposer may include a cartridge separator. The cartridge separator may logically or physically define a plurality of cartridge compartments. Each cartridge compartment may be configured to receive and align with a cartridge loaded into a magazine.
Claims20
An interposer for a conducted electrical weapon comprising:
- a plurality of cartridge compartments, wherein each cartridge compartment of the plurality of cartridge compartments is configured to receive an end of a cartridge;
- a plurality of signal pins, wherein each signal pin of the plurality of signal pins is positioned within a respective cartridge compartment of the plurality of cartridge compartments and configured to contact the end of the cartridge;
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- a plurality of ground pins, wherein each ground pin of the plurality of ground pins is positioned within the respective cartridge compartment of the plurality of cartridge compartments and configured to contact the end of the cartridge.
A handle for a conducted electrical weapon comprising:
- a bay configured to receive a magazine;
- and
- an interposer coupled to an inner surface of the bay, wherein the interposer comprises:
- a cartridge compartment;
- a signal pin positioned within the cartridge compartment at a first location within the cartridge compartment;
- and
- a ground pin positioned with the cartridge compartment at a second location within the cartridge compartment, wherein the first location is radially inward from the second location.
A conducted electrical weapon comprising:
- a handle defining a bay;
- a magazine configured to removably couple to the bay;
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- an interposer configured to provide electrical coupling between the handle and the magazine, wherein the interposer comprises:
- a cartridge compartment;
- a signal pin positioned within the cartridge compartment at a first location within the cartridge compartment;
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- a ground pin positioned with the cartridge compartment at a second location within the cartridge compartment, wherein the first location is radially inward from the second location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.