Less-lethal force device impact ratio
OwnerChristian Ellis, Ben Weinribinventors
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Abstract
Improvements in a less-lethal force device are disclosed. The less-lethal projectile device generally comprising a projectile, such as a rubber-encapsulated metal block, that is mated to a docking base by way of a mounting pins or base. The projectile may be made with a cavity located in its rearward section for enabling the projectile to fit onto the mounting pins portion of the docking base through compression or interference fit. The projectile captures a fired bullet and is propelled along the original path of the bullet at a less lethal velocity. The disclosed system results in converting a normally lethal weapon into a less-lethal blunt impact system. The mounting pins are configured to provide clearance to the sighting mechanism on the firearm.
Claims20
A less-lethal force device comprising:
- a docking station having a rear portion and a forward mounting portion, the rear portion being adapted to removably attach a base to the barrel of a firearm and receive a fired bullet from a firearm along a path defined by a travel of a bullet;
- said forward mounting portion having mounting pins for clear passage of said bullet along a path defined by a travel of said bullet;
- a projectile having an interior cavity and enveloping said mounting pins of said forward portion along said path defined by a travel of a bullet, and
- said projectile being configured to capture said fired bullet into said interior cavity in a bullet trap, and detach from said forward portion mounting pins as a result of kinetic energy transferred to said projectile from said fired bullet, and be accelerated along said path defined by a travel of said bullet to impart a less-lethal force upon a target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.