Integrated Launcher Assembly for Less-Lethal Detainment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Law enforcement and military personnel face challenges in efficiently carrying and choosing between multiple less-than-lethal devices for detaining hostile or fleeing subjects, as existing options are often cumbersome and require cumbersome decision-making in high-pressure situations.
Innovation Solution
A near-range launcher assembly with a primary and secondary launcher, each capable of expelling projectiles with varying levels of force, including entangling pellets and CEW electrodes, is provided, allowing users to select the appropriate response based on threat level through a unified interface and rapid deployment of interchangeable projectile casings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate less-than-lethal devices are carried, then the variety of detainment options is improved, but the burden of carrying and selecting between devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple less-than-lethal launchers into a single integrated device. The launcher assembly includes a primary launcher and a secondary launcher mounted together on a common body, allowing law enforcement personnel to carry one device instead of multiple separate devices. This merging resolves the contradiction by providing variety of detainment options through multiple launchers while reducing the burden of carrying and selecting between separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated launcher assembly serves multiple functions by incorporating different types of launchers (primary and secondary) that can deploy various projectiles for different detainment scenarios. This multi-functionality allows a single device to replace multiple specialized devices, improving adaptability while simplifying the carrier's equipment load and decision-making process.
2Ease of operation
If a single integrated launcher assembly with multiple launchers is used, then the ease of carrying and selecting devices is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The launcher assembly is segmented into distinct functional modules - a primary launcher and a secondary launcher - each capable of independent operation. This segmentation allows the complex device to be managed as separate functional units, making it easier to operate by allowing the user to select and activate only the needed launcher rather than managing a monolithic complex system.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated launcher assembly incorporates interchangeable projectile casings that can be rapidly swapped between launchers. This dynamic capability allows the system to adapt its configuration based on operational needs, simplifying the user experience by enabling quick reconfiguration without requiring complex manual adjustments or reassembly.
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AI summary
A near-range launcher assembly for at least temporarily detaining a subject include a primary launcher carrying a first projectile, the first projectile including a pair of pellets and a tether connecting the pellets. A secondary launcher carries 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 operably coupled to the at least one power source, the control system operable to activate the power source. At least one user input is operably coupled to the at least one control system, the user input operable to communicate with the control system based on input from the user 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.