Manstop, a hand weapon designed in the style of a signal pistol for the temporary incapacitation of an attacker by throwing a sticky net over them.

A breech-loading signal pistol fires a sticky net cartridge to immobilize attackers, addressing the issue of unnecessary fatalities and trauma in knife threats by ensuring safe apprehension without lethal force.

DE102024003303A1Pending Publication Date: 2026-04-23KRAEUTLE DIRK CARLOS
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Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
KRAEUTLE DIRK CARLOS
Filing Date
2024-10-09
Publication Date
2026-04-23

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing methods for neutralizing potential attackers with knives result in unnecessary fatalities and trauma for public officials, necessitating a non-lethal incapacitation method that effectively restrains attackers without causing further harm.

Method used

A breech-loading pistol designed as a signal pistol that fires a cartridge containing a polyester mesh or rubber-like material, which expands into a sticky net upon launch, immobilizing the attacker and allowing safe apprehension.

Benefits of technology

The solution effectively immobilizes attackers at a safe distance, preventing further attacks and reducing trauma for law enforcement officers by using a non-lethal means to restrain the attacker.

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Abstract

Steel flare / signal pistol - Figure 1 - 1. as a breech-loading pistol (1) 1. with rooster (2) 2. with a tilting barrel (3) such as this one from Heckler & Koch with a bore of 30-40 mm, a length of 100 to 150 mm, the pivot / tilt axis (6) and the trigger guard (7). The tilting barrel - Figure 2 - Enables quick cartridge changes. 2. These contain a cartridge (4) based on a standard shotgun cartridge - Figure 3 - with a propellant charge (8) which is capable of pressing a [missing information] in front of the propellant charge polyester mesh or other rubber-like material (5) - Figure 4 - The net is hurled to a distance of 2 to 10 meters, the usual proximity between the individuals involved. Due to air resistance, the net expands to a width of approximately 1.5 meters, restricting the "attacker's" movement so severely that the user of the weapon can easily overpower them without endangering themselves and prevent any attack. The heat from the ignited propellant causes the polyester net to melt slightly, becoming sticky and adhering to the person hit. This prevents them from freeing themselves quickly enough to avoid being restrained by police officers or even launching an actual attack.
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Description

[0001] Around the world, people are repeatedly shot dead by public officials (e.g., police officers) because they feel threatened by these individuals or others from an attack with a knife or similar weapon.

[0002] These potential threats are usually in a state of psychological distress – often only temporary. It seems advisable to develop a method that incapacitates these potential attackers in a different way. Furthermore, the aim is to avoid, as far as possible, the subsequent trauma for the public official (police officer) resulting from the killing of a person.

[0003] This is what the so-called manstop is supposed to accomplish: A steel flare / signal pistol - Fig. 1 - 1. as a breech-loading pistol (1) 1. with rooster (2) 2. with a tilting barrel (3) such as this one from Heckler & Koch with a bore of 30-40 mm, a length of 100 to 150 mm, the pivot / tilt axis (6) and the trigger guard (7). The tilting barrel - Fig. 2 - enables quick cartridge changes. 2. These contain a cartridge (4) based on a standard shotgun cartridge - Fig. 3 - a propellant charge (8) which is capable of pressing a propellant charge in front of the propellant charge polyester mesh or other rubber-like material (5) - Fig. 4 - The net is hurled to a distance of 2 to 10 meters, the usual proximity between the individuals involved. Due to air resistance, the net expands to a width of approximately 1.5 meters, restricting the "attacker's" movement so severely that the user of the weapon can easily overpower them without endangering themselves and prevent any attack. The heat from the ignited propellant causes the polyester net to melt slightly, becoming sticky and adhering to the person hit. This prevents them from freeing themselves quickly enough to avoid being restrained by police officers or even launching an actual attack.

Claims

[1] Steel flare / signal pistol - Fig. 1 - 1. as a breech-loading pistol (1) 1. with rooster (2) 2. with a tilting barrel (3) such as this one from Heckler & Koch with a bore of 30-40 mm, a length of 100 to 150 mm, the pivot / tilt axis (6) and the trigger guard (7). The tilting barrel - Fig. 2 - Enables quick cartridge changes.

2. These contain a cartridge (4) based on a standard shotgun cartridge - Fig. 3 - with a propellant charge (8) which is capable of pressing a [missing information] in front of the propellant charge polyester mesh or other rubber-like material (5) - Fig. 4 - The net is hurled to a distance of 2 to 10 meters, the usual proximity between the individuals involved. Due to air resistance, the net expands to a width of approximately 1.5 meters, restricting the "attacker's" movement so severely that the user of the weapon can easily overpower them without endangering themselves and prevent any attack. The heat from the ignited propellant causes the polyester net to melt slightly, becoming sticky and adhering to the person hit. This prevents them from freeing themselves quickly enough to avoid being restrained by police officers or even launching an actual attack.