Cartridge identifier for a conducted electrical weapon
AssigneeAxon Enterprise, Inc.
InventorsMichael Roberts, Dubravko Zekanovic, Francisco Figueroa-del Pozo, Trevor Ryan, Samuel Driscoll
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Abstract
A magazine for a conducted electrical weapon may include a bore configured to receive a cartridge. The bore may be sized and shaped to receive a cartridge having a specific cartridge type. A cartridge may comprise a cartridge identifier coupled to an outer surface of the cartridge. The cartridge identifier may include a physical property indicating a cartridge type of the cartridge. The cartridge identifier may allow the cartridge to be correctly received into the bore of the magazine.
Claims20
A cartridge for a conducted electrical weapon comprising:
- a body comprising a wide portion and an elongated portion, wherein the body defines a step between the wide portion and the elongated portion;
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- a cartridge identifier coupled to the elongated portion proximate the step, wherein the cartridge identifier is configured to compress against the step in response to receiving a force.
A cartridge identifier for a cartridge of a conducted electrical weapon, the cartridge identifier comprising:
- a body comprising a ring shape configured to couple to an outer surface of the cartridge;
- and
- an opening defined axially through the body, wherein the opening is sized and shaped to receive the cartridge in response to the body coupling to the outer surface of the cartridge, and wherein the body is configured to compress against the outer surface of the cartridge in response to receiving a force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.