Portable electromagnetic stun device and method

A device for stunning a living animal, the device including:

• a nozzle through which a conductive fluid stream can be discharged toward the living animal;
• a current supply that is electrically coupled to the conductive fluid stream;
• and
• a grounding conductor that is coupled between the current supply and a ground potential, the current supply passing a current through the living animal in the event the living animal is electrically coupled between the conductive fluid stream and the ground potential, the current stunning the living animal, the grounding conductor including:
• a grounding plate attachable to the bottom of a shoe;
• and
• a grounding strap coupleable between the grounding plate and said current supply;
• whereby the living animal is stunned when the living animal is electrically coupled between the fluid stream and the ground potential.

A device for stunning a living animal including:

• a current supply;
• means for grounding the current supply to an earth ground, said means for grounding being coupled to the current supply;
• means for contacting the living animal with a conductive fluid stream, the conductive fluid stream being coupled to the current supply;
• and
• means for passing a current from the current supply through the conductive fluid stream to the living animal, and from the living animal through the earth ground to the current supply.

A device for stunning a living animal, the device including:

• a nozzle through which a conductive fluid stream can be discharged toward the living animal;
• a current supply that is electrically coupled to the conductive fluid stream;
• a grounding conductor that is coupled between the current supply and a ground potential, the current supply passing a current through the living animal in the event the living animal is electrically coupled between the conductive fluid stream and the ground potential, the current stunning the living animal, said grounding conductor includes:
• a grounding plate that can be attached to a bottom of a shoe;
• and
• a grounding strap coupled between the grounding plate and said current supply;
• a trigger coupled to the nozzle the nozzle discharging the conductive fluid stream in the event the trigger is depressed;
• a pistol-shaped housing that is coupled to the nozzle, and to the trigger;
• and
• a fluid reservoir coupled to the pistol-shaped housing, the fluid reservoir holding a supply of conductive fluid, the supply being under pressure;
• whereby the living animal is stunned when the living animal is electrically coupled between the fluid stream and the ground potential.

A method of stunning a living animal including:

• grounding a current supply to an earth ground, said grounding of said conductor includes:
• coupling a grounding plate to said earth ground;
• and
• coupling the grounding plate to said current supply using a grounding strap;
• contacting the living animal with a conductive fluid stream, the conductive fluid stream being coupled to the current supply, said contacting includes:
• depressing a trigger;
• and
• discharging said conductive fluid stream in response to the depressing, said discharging includes:
• releasing said conductive fluid stream from a pressurized fluid reservoir, and
• passing a current from the current supply through the conductive fluid stream being coupled to the current supply, said passing includes:
• activating said current supply to pass said current in response to said triggering.