Immobilization weapon

In an immobilization weapon of the type having a launcher for launching at least one wire-tethered electrode toward a remotely-positioned target, and an electric circuit including a battery for imparting a selected electric discharge into such target through the electrode;

• the improvement comprising:
• a pair of electric discharge electrodes on said weapon, said electrodes being spaced apart a selected distance for permitting an electric spark to occur therebetween upon activation of said weapon without passage of said electric discharge into said target for immediately indicating a lack of target immobilization;
• further comprising at least one conductive rod extending from said weapon and connected to said electric circuit for imparting said selected electric discharge into a target substantially adjacent said weapon;
• further comprising at least one light source oriented on said weapon to generate a beam of light that is substantially co-linear with the path of said wire-tethered electrode after launching;
• said weapon comprises two of said wire-tethered electrodes and two of said light sources, said electrodes being oriented at a first angle relative to one another, said light sources generating a pair of light beams oriented at a second angle relative to one another, said first and second angles being substantially identical whereby the separation between said light beams on said remote-positioned target is substantially the same as the separation between said electrodes upon their impact on said remotely-positioned target.

In an immobilization weapon of the type having a launcher for launching at least one wire-tethered electrode toward a remotely-positioned target, and an electric circuit including a battery for imparting a selected electric discharge into such target through the electrode;

• the improvement comprising:
• a battery chamber in said weapon for receiving said battery;
• and
• at least one bracket in said chamber positioned for permitting insertion of said battery into said chamber in only one direction for assuring proper polarity of said battery in said circuit;
• further comprising at least one light source oriented on said weapon to generate a beam of light that is substantially co-linear with the path of said wire-tethered electrode after launching;
• said weapon comprises two of said wire-tethered electrodes and two of said light sources, said electrodes being oriented at a first angle relative to one another, said light sources generating a pair of light beams oriented at a second angle relative to one another, said first and second angles being substantially identical whereby the separation between said light beams on said remote-positioned target is substantially the same as the separation between said electrodes upon their impact on said remotely-positioned target.