Entangling projectile cartridge

Abstract

The invention relates to a cartridge for an entangling projectile. The technical result is the creation of a firing cartridge structure that has smaller dimensions by comparison with the prior art, can be more easily reloaded with a charge and projectiles, does not require a casing with a launching device, can be used with the most effective non-lethal remote electroshock weapon and makes it possible to obtain a synergistic effect with the action of the non-lethal weapon. The claimed cartridge comprises a casing with internal barrel channels which are arranged at a horizontal angle to one another and are vertically offset from one another, probes with barbed hooks, and a tether connecting the probes and being packed into an internal cavity of the casing. The cartridge further comprises a cover or a rupture disc. The barrel channels contain electrically activated pyrotechnic propellant charges arranged in the body of the probes or in the barrel channels themselves. The casing has a point for attachment to an electroshock weapon or to an adapter of an electroshock weapon, with contact points of the electrically activated pyrotechnic propellant charges of the probes or barrel channels being externalized on the outside surface of the casing. The probe or barrel channel charges are activated by bridge-type, conduction-type or spark-type electrical ignition.

Description

[0001] Entangling Propelling Cartridge

[0002] Field of technology to which the invention relates

[0003] The invention relates to non-lethal weapons (NLW), primarily with a mechanical means of immobilizing offenders for use in law enforcement agencies.

[0004] State of the art

[0005] The widely known lasso is chosen as an analogue of the proposed invention's method. The lasso operates by throwing a loop of rope made of various materials onto an object with a predominantly upward-facing portion, and tightening the loop by pulling on the protruding long end of the loop. The loop has a self-tightening knot, which allows for relatively easy tightening of the loop, reducing its diameter, but prevents the target from re-stretching the loop to its original diameter before tightening. Throwing the lasso at the target is accomplished by the user's muscular strength, and the subsequent tightening of the loop on the target is also accomplished by the user's muscular strength. A disadvantage of the lasso is that it can only be used by well-trained, physically strong individuals, and it is typically used on horseback by skilled riders.Another drawback of the lasso is that its use typically occurs when the target is moving vigorously, or requires a powerful jerk to securely tighten the loop—that is, a significant amount of muscular effort. Furthermore, the tightening force is limited by the user's muscular strength when using the lasso without the additional muscle power of a horse or the inertia of the target's movement. Furthermore, tightening the lasso becomes completely impossible when the target is rapidly approaching the user. It is impossible to regulate the degree of tightening of the lasso loop with a given degree of tension. These shortcomings constitute an insurmountable obstacle to the use of the lasso in police practice or for self-defense, such as immobilizing offenders and preventing aggression.

[0006] The prototype of the proposed invention is the BOLAWRAP system's OND, according to patent [1]. The BOLAWRAP consists of a housing containing a firing element, a removable firing cartridge housing a pressure source, target attachment devices (probes (weights) with barbed hooks), and a coiled connecting cable (cord) of probes approximately 2 m long, connecting the probes to each other. The probes are installed in the cartridge's barrel channels, hydraulically connected to each other, made at an angle and vertically offset from each other, and hydraulically connected to the pressure source. The BOLAWRAP pressure source is of the firearm (pyrotechnic) type, but can also be of the pneumatic type. The BOLAWRAP operates as follows.When the user presses the trigger, the striker, using the energy of a pre-compressed spring, acts on the primer of a blank cartridge (the pressure source). This generates compressed, hot combustion gas from the propellant charge, accelerating the probes in the cartridge's bore and ejecting them from the cartridge. As they fly toward the target (biological target, biological target, or offender), the probes begin to diverge from each other due to the angular spacing of the bores, simultaneously pulling the coiled connecting cord of the probes out of the cartridge. As they continue their flight toward the target (offender), the probes diverge from each other by the full length of the connecting cord, which flies toward the target almost horizontally relative to the vertical target.When the probe cord hits the target approximately halfway, its central portion decelerates against the target. The probes, continuing their flight by inertia, encircle the target on both sides and begin to converge due to the angular change in their flight path caused by the traction force of the cord, which is decelerated at the center. As a result, the probes describe a circular trajectory, effectively wrapping the cord around the target several times, tightening (entangling) the cord around the target with some force, for example, around the target's legs or torso with their arms pinned to it, thus immobilizing them to some degree. After the entangling agent is ejected from the cartridge housing, the housing can be detached and replaced with a new cartridge for the next shot at the target. The advantage of this analogue lies in the emergence of a new police tool for the effective immobilization of offenders, which is currently being actively implemented by police forces in developed countries.The disadvantage of the analogue is that the cartridge can only be fired when assembled with the housing and the trigger element. Therefore, a law enforcement officer must carry not only the firing cartridges, but also the housing with the trigger element. The equipment of a law enforcement officer in developed countries, for example, a US police officer, consists of: 1. A standard firearm (pistol). 2. Two spare magazines for the pistol. 3. A flashlight. 4. A radio. 5. Two pairs of handcuffs. 6. Alcohol wipes. 7. A folding knife. 8. A badge. 9. Rubber gloves for a search. 10. Keys to a service car. 11. A belt clip. 12. A telescopic baton. 13. Pepper spray [2]. But in addition, police officers in the United States, as a rule, and in the overwhelming majority of states, are already equipped with a remote electroshock weapon (RESW) from Axon International Inc. (USA), one model or another in the form of a pistol, colloquially called simply a "Taser".Moreover, the Taser has been recognized for many years by law enforcement worldwide as the most effective emergency medical device. Statistically, the Taser is the most frequently used emergency medical device by police in all US states, surpassed only by the effectiveness of specially trained police dogs (K-9) [3;4]. Adding a prototype device, complete with at least one spare cartridge, to the above-mentioned kit increases the size and weight of the wearable equipment to critical limits, not only in terms of comfort and ergonomics, but also in terms of the quick selection of the necessary equipment in a given situation from among a variety of holsters and belt pouches. In the Russian Federation, law enforcement will also inevitably, over time, adopt the equipment of police in developed countries, although much of the equipment used by US law enforcement is currently available to Russian police, including remote electroshock weapons.

[0007] Disclosure of invention

[0008] The technical problem solved by the claimed invention is the need to create a design for a firing cartridge that is smaller in size than the prototype, with simplified re-equipment with a charge and projectiles, without the need for a housing with a launcher, used with the help of the most effective OND remote stun gun and allowing for a synergistic effect of the OND action.

[0009] The technical result consists in the creation of a design for a firing cartridge with reduced dimensions compared to the prototype, with simplified re-equipment with a charge and projectiles, which does not require a housing with a launcher and is used with the help of the most effective OND remote stun gun and allows for the synergistic effect of the OND action to be achieved.

[0010] The said technical result is achieved in that the cartridge of the entangling throwing means comprises a housing with internal barrel channels located at a horizontal angle to each other and vertically offset from each other, probes with hooks having barbs and a connecting cable of the probes connecting the probes with the cable laying in the internal cavity of the housing, a cover or a bursting membrane, the barrel channels contain propelling pyrotechnic charges with electrical initiation located in the body of the probes, or the barrel channels themselves, the housing has a place for connection to an electroshock weapon or an adapter of an electroshock weapon with the terminals of the contact places of the propelling pyrotechnic charges of electrical initiation of the probes or barrel channels on the outer surface of the housing.

[0011] An additional feature is that the probe is made of a composite of metals with different specific gravities or metal and plastic.

[0012] An additional feature is that the barrel channels are connected hydraulically.

[0013] An additional feature is that the charges of the probes or barrel channels are initiated by a bridge, conductive or spark type of electric ignition.

[0014] Brief description of the drawings

[0015] Fig. 1. External appearance of the cartridge.

[0016] Fig. 2. View of the cartridge with the cover removed.

[0017] Fig. 3. View of the location of the probes in the cartridge body (cover and body removed).

[0018] Fig. 4. Section of a probe with an internal charge.

[0019] Fig. 5. Section of the probe with a barrel charge.

[0020] Fig. 6. Section of a probe with an internal charge of dissimilar metals.

[0021] Fig. 7. Cartridge with adapters for installation on various types of electroshock weapons.

[0022] Fig. 8. Installation of the adapter on the body of the DEShO "GARD".

[0023] Fig. 9. Installing the cartridge on the adapter on the body of the DEShO "GARD".

[0024] Implementation of the invention

[0025] Fig. 1. The cartridge has a housing 1, a cover 2, terminals 3 of the initiation contact points, a place 4 (dovetail) for connecting the housing 1 to an electric shock weapon or an electric shock weapon adapter.

[0026] Fig. 2. Body 1, cover 2, barrel channels 5, cable 6 (its exit from the barrel channels), cavity 7 for laying cable 6 (the cable is not shown in the laying), needles with barbs 8.

[0027] Fig. 3. Housing 1, cover 2, needles with barbs 8, probes 9, terminals 3, electrical jumper 10 for initiating propellant charges, insulating plug 11 of electrical jumper 10.

[0028] Fig. 4. Probe 9, needles with barbs 8, cable 6, insulator 12, initiating electrode 13, propelling pyrotechnic charge 14 of electric spark ignition, placed in the probe body. Fig. 5. Probe 15, needles with barbs 8, cable 6, initiating electrode 13, obturator wad 16, propelling pyrotechnic charge 14 of electric spark ignition, placed in the obturator wad when firing separated from probe 15.

[0029] Fig. 6. A composite probe consisting of a head section 17 made of brass, steel, lead, or zinc alloy, and a tail section 18 made of aluminum alloy or plastic. The probe sections are joined by pressing, flaring, or threaded connections. Otherwise, the design is identical to that shown in Fig. 4. The composite probe allows for better balance for the probe's flight, with the end section with the needles forward, ensuring the most effective engagement of the barbed needles with the target's clothing. The location of the cable attachment to the probe body may vary depending on the chosen probe balance.

[0030] Fig. 7. All the world's produced models of electroshock weapons have a place for attaching a cartridge that fires current-carrying wires. Therefore, the proposed cartridge can be attached to the electroshock weapon using an adapter. The figure shows the proposed cartridge and adapters for installing it on various models of electroshock weapons. Adapter 19 for installing the domestic models "AIR-107"; "AIR-140", "GROM KD.111"; "SHTORM" on the electroshock weapon. Adapter 20 for installing the models "Taser 3400"; "Taser X26"; "Taser M26" on the electroshock weapon produced by Axon International Inc. (USA). Adapter 21 for installing the "GARD" model on the electroshock weapon produced by JSC "RTECH-NO" [5; 6; 7]. All the adapters shown have mating places 22 for attaching the dovetail places 4 of the cartridge body 1 to them.

[0031] Fig. 8. Installing the adapter on the DESHO "GARD" body. On the left is the standard DESHO "GARD", on the right is the DESHO "GARD" with adapter 21 installed.

[0032] Fig. 9. Installing the cartridge on the adapter on the DESHO "GARD" body. On the left is the standard DESHO "GARD", on the right is the DESHO "GARD" with the declared cartridge installed on the adapter 21.

[0033] All figures depict a cartridge with high-voltage spark ignition of the pyrotechnic propellant charges in the probes or barrel bores. The design of a cartridge with conductive ignition (a pyrotechnic composition with conductive particles) is virtually identical to that shown. The design of a cartridge with bridge ignition differs only in the presence of a wire or metallized bridge inserted into the pyrotechnic charge between the conductive probes and the electrical jumper of the 10 barrels. To reduce the number of figures, in the figure presented, one barrel is shown with the propellant charge located in the probe body, and the other barrel with the propellant charge located in the barrel obturator wad (effectively in the barrel), as the probe is not permanently connected to the obturator wad. In practice, both barrels are loaded with one of the types of ammunition shown.

[0034] The cartridge operates as follows. One of the adapter types shown is installed on the stun gun used by law enforcement. For example, adapter 19 is secured to the stun gun using a bayonet mount, adapter 20 using latches, and adapter 21 using an elastic friction connection. All adapter types have conductive conductors leading from the stun gun's firing electrodes to terminals 3 of the cartridge's initiation contact points. The adapters for the proposed cartridges with bridge and conductive ignition must ensure galvanic contact with the stun gun's firing electrodes and terminals 3. Unlike cartridges with spark ignition, small gaps are permitted between the stun gun's firing electrodes, the adapter's conductive conductors, and terminals 3 of the cartridge, as these gaps are electrically disrupted during firing by the high output voltage of the standard stun gun models described in Fig. 7.The cartridge is attached to the adapter by sliding its own attachment point 4 into the adapter's mating part. Cartridge attachment points to the adapter may have various types other than those shown in the figures, such as those with a latch, magnetic retention, bayonet-type rotation, and others. The cartridge can also be attached directly to the ESD unit with a mating cartridge attachment point (dovetail, latch, magnetic retention, bayonet-type rotation, and others) without an adapter. The law enforcement officer aims at the target and fires the ESD unit as if firing a standard cartridge with live wires.In this case, the high-voltage electric current of the combat discharge of the stun gun along the conductive conductors of the adapter gets to the contact places 3 of the cartridge initiation and through them, passing through the needles 8 of the probes in contact with them and through the metal bodies of the probes, penetrates to the pyrotechnic charges 14 passing through the electrically insulating parts (insulator 12 or wad-obturator 16) through the initiating electrode 13. The closing of the electric current passing through the probes from the contact places 3 occurs through the electrical jumper 10 embedded during casting in the body of the cast thermoplastic body of the cartridge 1 or body 1 made of two halves by ultrasonic welding and electrically connecting the barrel channels 5. The electrical jumper 10 can also be installed in a hole prepared for it and plugged with an electrically insulating plug 11. The closing high-voltage electric current forms in the pyrotechnic charges of the probes or In the obturator wads, a high-voltage spark discharge ignites pyrotechnic charges.The resulting combustion gases from the pyrotechnic charge propel the probes, along with the cable 6 housed in the cavities 7 of the cartridge body, from the barrel bores 5 toward the target. When ejected from the barrel bores, the probes' needles tear off the lightly secured protective cover 2 from the body 1, which either breaks, allowing the probes to reach the target, or is torn off and flies off. Cover 2 can be replaced with a breakable membrane made of paper, plastic film, metal foil, etc.

[0035] The probes shown in Fig. 4 fly toward the target, pushing out the insulators 12 remaining in the barrel channels 5 during the combustion of the pyrotechnic composition. The probes shown in Fig. 5 are pushed out of the barrel during the combustion of the pyrotechnic composition together with the obturator wads 16, but since the wads are not attached to the probes (the probes are in the wads with a gap), they separate from the probes when the probes fly out of the barrel channels 5. The design of the probe with a barrel charge shown in Fig. 5 may be different in a different version. For example, the pyrotechnic charge may be located in the breech of the barrel channel, and the obturator wad may be installed on top of the charge, and the probe may be installed on top of the wad. However, this method complicates the re-equipment of the fired cartridge with new charges and projectiles.

[0036] During flight, the probes fly apart from the angularly diverging barrel bores, stretching the cable 6. When the cable hits the target, they begin to rotate, entangling the target and snagging on its clothing with barbed needles 8, preventing detachment. After firing, if necessary, the user separates the spent cartridge from the adapter and inserts a new cartridge into the adapter for the next shot, entangling the target. To equalize the pressure in both barrels during firing, the barrel bores 5, in some cases (for example, with poor-quality pyrotechnic charges), can be hydraulically connected to each other via a connecting hole in the breech of the barrel bores, ensuring that no spark discharges other than the pyrotechnic charges can pass through.Since the blank cartridge in the prototype device occupies 23-23.5% of the total length of the firing cartridge, placing the propellant charges in the probe body or barrel bores reduces the length of the firing cartridge by the same amount, reducing its dimensions and weight and, accordingly, increasing the potential ammunition load carried by law enforcement officers. Using a standard law enforcement ESD device as the housing for the cartridge's trigger element, as in the prototype, reduces the amount of equipment carried by law enforcement officers, facilitating their work while enabling both mechanical and electrical immobilization of offenders. A pneumatic propellant source, indicated for use in the prototype, is not considered, as it would increase the cartridge's dimensions even more than the prototype already produced by WrapTechnologies, Inc. (USA).The cartridge design shown in the figures utilizes a sequential ignition circuit for spark-ignited pyrotechnic propellant charges, most easily implemented using the high striking voltage of today's standard stun gun models and providing the highest degree of synchronicity in the ignition of two charges simultaneously. However, in a different design, primarily with bridge (galvanic heat) ignition, predominantly with a low-voltage initiating electric current, it is possible to install a bridge igniter in each barrel with the initiating contacts for each bridge connected to the outer surface of the cartridge body, either in series or in parallel.

[0037] The prototype cartridge can be reloaded after firing using a reloading kit sold for its conversion. The user must first insert a new blank cartridge (charge) into the spent cartridge body, removing the spent cartridge, then the cable with probes (projectile), and a new cap. The proposed cartridge with probe charges simplifies reloading. To reload a spent cartridge, simply insert the probes into the barrel bore, insert the cable into the cartridge cavity, and close the new cap. The proposed cartridge, when used with the domestically produced "GARD" DESHO, currently the most effective DESHO with high-voltage electric shock target engagement not only in Russia but worldwide, enables a previously unknown synergistic effect of the high-voltage electric shock.The "GARD" DESHO not only fires the proposed entangling cartridge but also, immediately after firing, without removing the spent cartridge, fires multiple rounds of electrical conductive material at the target if the target fails to comply with law enforcement orders after being entangled. Most importantly, the "GARD" DESHO can fire the entangling cartridge simultaneously with the electrical conductive material. The target is immobilized both mechanically and physiologically by the electric current. This achieves a dual and differentiated effect of the OND on the target, guaranteeing its immobilization with virtually 100% certainty. This new super-effect offers domestic law enforcement a new level of immobilization for targets, such as particularly dangerous and armed ones. The prior art does not reveal the impact of features matching the distinctive features of the claimed invention on the applicant's stated technical result.Each essential feature of the proposed invention is necessary, and their combination is sufficient to achieve a novel quality not inherent in the features in isolation. That is, the technical problem posed by the invention is solved not by the sum of its effects, but by a new super-effect of the sum of its features. The proposed distinctive features of the proposed invention are not obvious to a firearms specialist and do not directly follow from the technical problem posed.

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Claims

Invention formula 1. A cartridge of an entangling throwing means, comprising a housing with internal barrel channels, located at a horizontal angle to each other and vertically offset from each other, probes with hooks having barbs and a connecting cable of the probes connecting the probes with the cable laying in the internal cavity of the housing, a cover or a bursting membrane, characterized in that the barrel channels contain propelling pyrotechnic charges with electrical initiation, located in the body of the probes, or the barrel channels themselves, the housing has a place for connection to an electroshock weapon or an adapter of an electroshock weapon with the terminals of the contact places of the propelling pyrotechnic charges of electrical initiation of the probes or barrel channels on the outer surface of the housing, wherein the charges of the probes or barrel channels are initiated by a bridge, conductive or spark type of electrical ignition.

2. A cartridge according to paragraph 1, characterized in that the probe is made of a composite of metals with different specific gravities or metal and plastic.

3. The cartridge according to item 1, characterized in that the barrel channels are connected hydraulically.

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