U.S. patent application number 14/184700 was filed with the patent office on 2015-08-20 for conducted electrical weapon (cew) outside carrier.
The applicant listed for this patent is Kelly L. Knutson. Invention is credited to Kelly L. Knutson.
Application Number | 20150230592 14/184700 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 53796934 |
Filed Date | 2015-08-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150230592 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Knutson; Kelly L. |
August 20, 2015 |
Conducted Electrical Weapon (CEW) Outside Carrier
Abstract
By attaching an outside carrier to the already existing CEW and
its holster, a temporary containment sight is created that allows
for a single officer to use both hands while still energizing the
CEW during handcuffing. This solves a serious officer safety hazard
for solitary officers deploying CEW's.
Inventors: |
Knutson; Kelly L.;
(Colville, WA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Knutson; Kelly L. |
Colville |
WA |
US |
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Family ID: |
53796934 |
Appl. No.: |
14/184700 |
Filed: |
February 19, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
224/191 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41C 33/008 20130101;
F41C 33/02 20130101; F41H 13/0025 20130101; A45F 2200/0591
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A45F 5/02 20060101
A45F005/02 |
Claims
1. My invention is the placement of a CEW containment mechanism on
the outside of the normal CEW holster. While I have identified
materials that can be used for this device, the actual invention is
not necessarily the materials or even the specific design. The
materials and design of the containment can be varied. The
invention is the idea of using the normal CEW holster as a platform
for a containment system to be engineered on the outside of the
holster and the CEW. This provides a temporary containment location
for the CEW on the outside of the holster, This then solves the
problem for a single police officer to deploy the CEW while
simultaneously using his or her hands for the actual handcuffing of
a subject.
Description
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0001] As a Police Officer I am trained in the use of Conducted
Electrical Weapons (CEW) as a non-lethal weapon for subduing
offenders for subsequent arrest. The most commonly used CEW's or
ECD's (Electronic Control Device) on the market utilize a holster
system similar to a handgun holster for its containment when not
deployed. The safest and most recommended technique for deployment
of the CEW involves a two officer component. One officer deploys
the CEW on an offender. The probes from the CEW are attached to the
CEW and conduct an electrical charge to incapacitate the offender
when the two probes hit the target. Wires attached to the probes
run back to the CEW, and must remain intact. At this time a second
officer comes in to physically handcuff the offender while the CEW
is "under power", which means that electricity is running from the
CEW to the probes, incapacitating the suspect. While "under power"
the CEW must remain out of the holster so that the electrical wires
can conduct electricity to the probes. While the subject is being
incapacitated with the CEW under power, the second officer
handcuffs the subject. This decreases the risk of the subjects
pulling out probes and running away or fighting further. This works
well with two officers, but a major problem arises when there is
only one officer.
[0002] Without a secondary officer, it is impossible to maintain
the CEW out of the holster, fire the CEW, and then simultaneously
handcuff the subject "under power". Handcuffing requires the
officer to use both hands by first getting the subject into
handcuffing position, second removing his handcuffs from the case,
and third applying the handcuffs to the subject. Currently, the
problems with a CEW in the holster when it is needed to be fired
are the following: 1) The trigger is now shielded by the holster,
making it un-useable to fire an electrical charge. 2) The probe
wires would be crammed into the bottom of the holster getting
crossed and/or broken and 3) the officer is at risk of
electrocuting themselves.
[0003] My simple invention (CEW Outside Carrier) allows a single
officer to deploy a CEW, maintain control of CEW on the outside of
the holster, allows the officer to handcuff the subject with both
hands, but still able to re-deploy an electrical charge to the
subject if warranted in a secure fashion.
DESCRIPTIONS OF DRAWING VIEWS
[0004] 1(A) Inside view of CEW with hook-and-loop fastener
attached.
[0005] 1(B) Outside view of CEW holster with hook-and-loop fastener
attached.
[0006] 1(C) Front view of CEW attached to outside of holster with
hook-and-loop fastener.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
[0007] Utilizing a thin plastic/metal/rubber clip, buckle,
hook-and-loop fastener, or other product; the outside portion of
the holster for the CEW is engineered to accommodate a mechanism
attached/bonded/sewed to the inside handle and body of the CEW. A
simple example is the attachment of the hook portion of a
hook-and-loop fastener, bonded or otherwise secured to the CEW
(FIG. 1C). The outside of the holster is then secured in the loop
portion of the holster to hook portion on the CEW. An attachment of
buckles, clips, pegs, or sheaths is also a plausible for this
attachment. The attachment must allow for the probe end of the CEW
to remain open for the conduction of electricity to the target. It
must also allow for the trigger to be accessed for the
re-energizing of the CEW circuit if another cycle of energy is
required to subdue the subject. The mechanism also must be simple
enough to require only gross motor skills.
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