Ballistically deployed restraining net
AssigneeFoster-Miller, Inc.
InventorsArnis Mangolds, Michael David Farinella, Daniel Rene Deguire, Robert Lee Cardenas
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Abstract
A ballistically deployed restraining net system including a cartridge receivable within a barrel, the cartridge having a base and an opposing open end. There is a restraining net packaged in the cartridge and a set of weights attached to the restraining net and packaged within the cartridge between the base of the cartridge and the restraining net. A deployment charge ejects the restraining net and the set of weights out of the barrel and out of the cartridge and a spreader charge deploys the weights after the net and the set of weight exit the cartridge so that the weights overtake the net in flight.
Claims31
A non-lethal ballistically deployed restraining net system comprising:
- a cartridge for being fired from a handheld launcher, receivable within a barrel, said cartridge having a base and an opposing open end;
- a non-lethal restraining net packaged in the cartridge approximate the open end;
- a set of weights attached to said restraining net and packaged within the cartridge between the base of the cartridge and the restraining net;
- deployment means, positioned between said weights and said base of cartridge, for ejecting said restraining net and said set of weights out of the barrel and out of said cartridge;
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- spreader means, positioned proximate said weights, for deploying said weights after said net and said set of weights exit the cartridge.
A method of ballistically deploying a non-lethal restraining net system, the method comprising:
- packaging a non-lethal restraining net and a set of weights attached to the restraining net within a cartridge for being fired from a handheld launcher, such that the weights are located between the base of the cartridge and the restraining net and the restraining net is located approximate an open end of the cartridge;
- ejecting said restraining net and said set of weights out of a barrel and out of said cartridge;
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- initiating a spreader device to deploy said weights after said net and said set of weights exit the cartridge.
A ballistically deployed non-lethal capture system comprising:
- a cartridge for being fired from a handheld launcher, receivable within a barrel, said cartridge having a base and an opposing open end;
- a non-lethal capture device comprising a restraining net or a restraining film packaged in the cartridge approximate the open end;
- a set of weights attached to said capture device and packaged within the cartridge between the base of the cartridge and the capture device;
- deployment means, positioned between said weights and said base of cartridge, for ejecting said capture device and said set of weights out of the barrel and out of said cartridge;
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- spreader means, positioned proximate said weights, for deploying said weights after said capture device and said set of weights exit the cartridge.
A ballistically deployed non-lethal projectile for being fired from a handheld launcher including:
- a forward portion and a base portion;
- a non-lethal restraining net located at said forward portion;
- a set of weights attached to the restraining net;
- said set of weights disposed proximate the base portion and behind the restraining net;
- means, positioned proximate said set of weights, for ejecting said projectile out of a barrel forward portion first;
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- means, positioned between said weights and said means for electing, for deploying said weights after the net and the weights exit the barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.