Armored tactical vehicle with modular apparatus

a technology of modular equipment and armored vehicles, applied in vehicles, armored vehicles, weapons, etc., can solve the problems of unsatisfactory devices, difficult problems for police authorities, and risk of personal injury or death, and achieve the effect of minimal damage and minimal exposur

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-14
XTREME TACTICAL SYST LLC +1
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[0016]The ram unit contains multiple cameras, allowing the ram to simultaneously breach a wall, and view and record the interior of the structure. The ram makes a controlled structural breach with minimal damage and minimal exposure. The ram may also be fitted with additional sensors such as air quality, x-ray or radiation detection devices.
[0017]An additional aspect of the inv

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The police authorities are faced with a difficult problem.
In order to obtain access to the premises and arrest the perpetrators, they must risk personal injury or death.
These devices, however, are not completely satisfactory, in that they do not, for example, deal with the problems of transporting the system to the site of a hostage incident over public roadways, placing a tactical team in position to breach a hostile building, performing the breach in a controlled and legal manner, providing protected ingress and egress to the build

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Response to a Call

[0080]Upon receiving an initial call out, the tactical boards a tow vehicle and departs for the incident site with a pre-loaded trailer holding the vehicle unit and accessories. The team drives to the incident site via public roads, then parks, lowers the ramp, and backs the vehicle unit off of the trailer. A tactical holding area (THA) and tactical operations center (TOC) are established by deploying the posting board, lighting, partitions and other attachments on the trailer. The tactical team performs a scene assessment, then selects and configures the necessary accessories for use (e.g. the ram unit, the assault platform or the vehicle lifting assembly).

[0081]The armored vehicle is used for reconnaissance of the crisis site, surveying the site with or without the assault platform. A scene assessment is made using the vehicle cameras, windows and sensors. The vehicle then returns to the trailer and accessories for the operation are selected.

example 2

Knock and Announce Procedure

[0082]In a knock-and-announce procedure, the vehicle approaches the entrance to a building or domicile deployed with the assault platform protecting a tactical team. The presence and authority of law enforcement is announced via an attached public address system. This announcement is audible to the surrounding community so that witnesses may verify the procedure. Cameras and microphones record the announcement, helping to justify the legalities of common knock-and-announce procedures. The tactical team then evaluates the response of the building occupants. If an emergency is detected, the tactical team rapidly exits the assault platform and conducts a mechanical or explosive breach of the building entrance. If no emergency is detected, the tactical team continues the operation from the platform, with full ballistic protection.

example 3

Breaching a Door

[0083]In a door breach using the vehicle ram unit, the ram unit is attached to the vehicle and proceeds to a position outside the primary breach point of the structure. A tactical team is already in place with a deployed assault platform as described in Example 2, or is following the vehicle and using it as cover. The vehicle approaches the structure, aligns a sighting aid to the breach point (e.g. a laser pointer or breakaway stick) and approaches the door. Vehicle cameras, microphones and sensors are used to record the operation. Upon breach command, the ram cylinder is extended to breach door knob and / or hinges. The camera inside the ram unit is used to view the inside of the structure so that the situation may be evaluated. The ram unit is then raised to open the breach point and the tactical team may enter the structure. Secondary, tertiary, and other breach points may be accessed by repeating this procedure.

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Abstract

The invention described herein is a tactical assault and rescue vehicle system, in which the base vehicle is preferably a tracked multi-terrain loader with modular attachments that can be added and removed to the lifting unit of the base vehicle. The modular attachments comprise an assault and rescue platform, a powered extensible ram unit, and a vehicle extraction device. The system also provides a trailer for towing the base vehicle and acting as a mobile tactical operations center.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates generally to a tactical assault vehicle system, and more particularly to an armored tactical assault vehicle system with modular apparatus including a transportation unit, a mobile tactical operations center and tactical holding area, a deployable armored assault platform, and an armored structural breaching ram.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The need for enhanced protection and tactical capabilities in police, fire, military and homeland security operations is widely known and well documented. As Kropf cites in his U.S. Pat. No. 6,711,980, “In recent years, there have been frequent situations in which a school, place of business, home or residence is occupied or taken over by an armed individual or individuals, such as, a deranged student, disgruntled employee or unhappy lover. In many cases there are hostages involved. The police authorities are faced with a difficult problem. In order to obtain access to the premises and arrest...

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IPC IPC(8): F41H7/02F41H13/00
CPCF41H7/02F41H13/00F41H7/044
Inventor ECKDAHL, JEREMY K.THOMPSON, MICHAEL C.
Owner XTREME TACTICAL SYST LLC
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