Irritation bodies

• US 20050098055A1
• Filed: 12/19/2003
• Published: 05/12/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH (Rheinmetall AG)
• Original Assignee: Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH (Rheinmetall AG)
• Inventors: Grosch, Hermann
• Application Number:
  US10/739,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20050098055A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 102/498
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/36 for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information

Abstract

It is proposed to introduce an irritation body (1) into a crowd of persons, which is applied in a sequence of highly-accelerated rolling movements in random directions on the ground by means of integrated impulse drive mechanisms (2). The body (1) comprises a cylindrical shape, or, preferably a spherical shape. In addition, the irritation body (1) comprises control electronics (3) for igniting the impulse drive mechanism (2), along with a current supply unit (4). The current supply unit (4) can be supplied with electrical energy over a charging module (7) leading to the outside by means of a programming and/or charging device (5), directly before application of the body (1). An onsite programming of the control electronic (3) is also possible by means of the program module (6) and the programming and/or charging device (5).

Claims

1. An irritation body having a circumference, comprising:

a plurality of integrated impulse drive mechanisms distributed along the circumference of the irritation body;

a current supply unit operably connected to the integrated impulse drive mechanisms;

control electronics, operably connected to the current supply unit and the integrated impulse drive mechanisms to set the irritation body in an accelerated rolling movement in a plurality of directions when triggered.

2. Irritation body according to claim 1, wherein the irritation body has a substantially spherical shape.

3. Irritation body according to claim 1, wherein the irritation body has a substantially cylindrical shape.

4. Irritation body according to claim 1, wherein said control electronics further comprises means for programming a temporal ignition sequence of the impulse drives.

5. Irritation body according to claim 4, wherein the impulse drive mechanisms are integrated in the body in a substantially regular distribution.

6. Irritation body according to claim 4, wherein the impulse drive mechanisms are integrated in the body in a substantially random distribution.

7. Irritation body according to claim 1, wherein the current supply unit comprises a battery.

8. Irritation body according to claim 1, wherein the current supply unit comprises a capacitative energy storage device.

9. Irritation body according to claim 7, further comprising:

a charging and/or programming module leading to the outside of the body and operatively connected to the current supply unit to supply electrical energy to current supply unit and/or program instructions to the control electronics; and

a program and/or charging device operably connectable to the charging module to supply the irritation body with program instructions and/or electrical energy.

10. Irritation body according to claim 8, further comprising:

a charging and/or programming module leading to the outside of the body and operatively connected to the current supply unit to supply electrical energy to current supply unit and/or program instructions to the control electronics; and

a program and/or charging device operably connectable to the charging module to supply the irritation body with program instructions and/or electrical energy.

11. Irritation body according to claim 8, wherein on-site programming of the control electronics is effectable with the program module and the program and/or charging device.

12. Irritation body according to claim 9, wherein on-site programming of the control electronics is effectable with the program module and the program and/or charging device.

13. Irritation body according to claim 1, further comprising a brake system.

14. Irritation body according to claim 1, further comprising not round or unround surfaces.

15. Irritation body according to claim 1, further comprising one or more modules of soft material, applied to a surface of the irritation body.