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US 2010/0206017 A1Published application
Safety handcuffs designed to facilitate the handcuffing of an individual
OwnerJerome Garibaldiinventor
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Abstract
Handcuffs made up of a half-bracelet (21), a second half-bracelet (11), at least one casing (1) with a mean of locking (22, 41, 5, 7) and unlocking (4, 5, 9). The second half-bracelet (11) being interdependent (or not) from the casing of the handcuffs. A main characteristic being that the first half-bracelet pivots around an axis (100) located within the casing. The handcuff has a mean of control (3, 6, 200, 24) the first half-bracelet can move around its axis in order to allow a frontal gripping of the hand (or leg) to be blocked.
Claims14
A handcuff for gripping a member comprising:
- a first half-bracelet,
- a second half-bracelet configured to close with the first half-bracelet around the member by pivoting around a first axis,
- a locking mechanism including a sensor assembly configured to block opening of the first half-bracelet and the second half-bracelet in response to pressure from the member, and
- an opening mechanism configured to open the first half-bracelet open relative to the second half-bracelet in the absence of the member applying pressure to the sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.