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US 5,330,181 AGranted
Crosshandled baton with constraining means
OwnerJohn K. Wonginventor
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The present invention relates to an elongated main branch of a baton having a longitudinal axis and a cross branch normal to the main branch, the cross branch being located near one end of the main branch. The cross branch also has a longitudinal axis that is coplanar to the axis of the main branch. Construction is as follows: the main branch and the cross handle usually are of an unitary construction in which a major length of the main branch (and the cross handle) are of a solid, one-piece construction but wherein at least a minority of the length of the main branch is provided with a cavity means. The cavity means of the invention can take the following form: For example, in one aspect of the invention there is at least a first portion of the cavity means that is located at the one end of the main branch adjacent to the cross branch, into which is fitted with an elongatable strap in the form of a chain or rope of constant weight per length. An end of the strap is next attached to a detachable, weighted end cap that forms an end wall of the first portion of the cavity means when the end cap is attached to the main branch of the baton. The strap and weighted end cap thus can define both active and inactive states relative to the cavity means wherein in the inactive state, the strap is completely stowed within the first portion of the cavity means and the end cap is attached at one end of the cavity means. In the active state, a majority of the strap extends from the first portion of the cavity means along with a detached weighted end cap.
A police baton comprising an elongated main branch defining a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end coextensive of said longitudinal axis, a cross branch of length less than said elongated main branch, said cross branch attached to said main branch at a first side thereof at a location that is spaced closer to said first end than said second end of said main branch and defining a longitudinal axis substantially normal to that of said main branch, said main branch including cavity means having an open end, a closed end and a side wall defining an axis of symmetry coincident with said longitudinal axis of said main branch, said main branch also including a strap stowable within but releasably disconnectable relative to said cavity means through and as function of operating state of said open end to define first and second operating states for said baton, and guard attached to said main branch at a second side opposite to said first side, said guard defining a bisecting plane that also longitudinally bisects said main and cross branches, said guard being L-shaped as defined by said bisecting plane and including a pair of parallel arms parallel to said main branch and a transverse arm having a longitudinal axis of symmetry coincident with that of said cross branch.
A police baton comprising an elongated main branch defining a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end coextensive of said longitudinal axis a cross branch of length less than said elongated main branch, said cross branch attached to said main branch at a first side thereof at a location that is spaced closer to said first end than said second end of said main branch and defining a longitudinal axis substantially normal to that of said main branch, said main branch including cavity means having an open end, a closed end and a side wall defining an axis of symmetry coincident with said longitudinal axis of said main branch, said main branch also including a strap stowable within but releasably disconnectable relative to said cavity means through and as function of operating state of said open end to define first and second operating states for said baton, said first end at said main branch including an elongated first end section comprising a central hub positioned at said location of attachment of said cross and main branches and a blade segment appended to and cantilevered from said central hub, said blade segment including parallel, sharpened side edges and a sharpened end edge opposite to attachment between said blade segment and central hub.
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