Integrated Dual-Launcher Detainment System for Law Enforcement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Law enforcement and military personnel face challenges in efficiently carrying and choosing between multiple non-lethal devices for detaining hostile or fleeing subjects, as existing options are cumbersome and require cumbersome decision-making.
Innovation Solution
A near-range launcher assembly with a primary and secondary launcher, each carrying a projectile with pellets and a tether, and a power source, allowing for temporary detention of subjects, with a control system and user input for activating the launchers based on threat level.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate non-lethal devices are carried, then more detaining options are available, but the burden of carrying and choosing between devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple non-lethal launcher systems into a single integrated device. The first launcher carries a projectile with pellets and tether for entanglement-based detention, while the second launcher carries a projectile with electrodes for electrical stun. By merging these previously separate devices into one unified system, the invention provides multiple detaining options without increasing the carrying burden, as the user only needs to carry one device instead of multiple separate ones.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate non-lethal devices are carried, then more detaining options are available, but the difficulty of choosing which device to deploy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple launcher systems with different detaining mechanisms into a single device, allowing the user to access various detaining options (entanglement, electrical stun) without needing to physically handle or choose between multiple separate devices. This integration eliminates the time-consuming decision-making process of selecting which separate device to deploy, as both options are readily accessible from one unified system.
3Device complexity
If a single non-lethal device is used, then carrying burden is reduced, but the ability to provide varying levels of force is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs a single launcher device that performs multiple functions by incorporating two different launcher systems. The first launcher provides entanglement-based detention through pellets and tether, while the second launcher provides electrical stun through electrodes. This multi-functional design allows the device to deliver varying levels of force appropriate to different threat levels, maintaining adaptability while reducing carrying burden compared to using multiple separate devices.
Data Source
AI summary
A near-range launcher assembly for at least temporarily detaining a subject includes a primary launcher carrying a first projectile, the first projectile including a pair of pellets and a tether connecting the pellets. A secondary launcher is coupled to the primary launcher, the secondary launcher carrying a second projectile. At least one power source is associated with one or both of the primary and secondary launchers. At least one control system is operable to activate the power source. At least one user input is operable to communicate with the control system to activate the at least one power source to expel one or both of the first projectile and the second projectile from the launchers toward the subject. Each of the primary launcher and the secondary launcher carry an independent power source, such that each of the primary and secondary launchers can be independently initiated by a user.