Tactical Device Integrating Weapon Handle With Emission Generator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing handheld tactical devices are not adaptable for hand-to-hand combat scenarios, lacking the capability to temporarily disable opponents without resorting to physical confrontation.
Innovation Solution
A handheld tactical device combining a weapon with a temporarily disabling emission generator, such as a flashlight or chemical spray, integrated into a tubular handle, allowing the user to actuate the emission generator while using the weapon, providing options for disabling an opponent without direct physical engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a weapon is used for hand-to-hand combat, then the user can engage the opponent physically, but the user cannot temporarily disable the opponent without direct physical confrontation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a weapon component with an emission generator (flashlight or chemical spray device) into a single integrated handheld apparatus. The emission generator is housed within the weapon's handle, allowing the user to access both the weapon's physical combat capability and the emission generator's non-lethal disabling capability through a single device, thereby resolving the contradiction between physical engagement and non-physical disablement options
2Adaptability or versatility
If an emission generator is added to the weapon handle, then the user gains the option to temporarily disable the opponent, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The emission generator is nested within the hollow handle of the weapon. The handle is designed as a hollow structure that accommodates the emission generator's housing, battery, and actuator mechanism. This nesting approach allows the emission generator to be integrated into the weapon without significantly increasing the external dimensions or overall structural complexity of the handheld apparatus
3Speed
If the emission generator is actuated from the front opening, then the emission can be projected forward, but the weapon blade obstructs the opening
Solution Approach 1:
The patent provides for two possible configurations: the emission generator can be oriented to project emissions from the front opening (with the blade positioned to not significantly obstruct), or the emission generator can be oriented to project emissions from the rear opening. The inversion principle is applied by allowing the emission generator to be positioned and oriented in alternative configurations within the handle, with each configuration having its actuator accessible from a different end, thereby resolving the obstruction issue while maintaining operational effectiveness
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to gain a tactical advantage by temporarily disabling opponents, facilitating capture or disarming without direct weapon use, enhancing safety and control in combat situations.
Implementation Method 1
the flashlight projects a high-intensity light beam from the handle's first or front opening
Implementation Method 2
the chemical spray is projected through the handle's first or front opening, preferably from two spray nozzles laterally spaced from the handle's longitudinal axis
Data Source
AI summary
Handheld tactical devices combining a weapon with an emission generator, and specifically combinations of a tubular handle with a detachably securable knife blade or baton body, together with a flashlight or chemical spray device removably insertable in the tubular handle. The preferred spray device embodiment emits dual sprays and includes a thumb-operable cover for permitting a user to both expose and depress the spray device's pushbutton actuator for instantly actuating the spray device.