Target illumination and sighting device with integrated non-lethal weaponry
First Claim
1. An illumination apparatus for a firearm, comprising:
- a plurality of illumination sources;
a housing adapted to be secured to the firearm, wherein the housing further includes a forward portion carrying the plurality of illumination sources;
a controller, carried within the housing and coupled to the plurality of illumination sources, operable to selectively enable one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources, and wherein the controller is operable in a plurality of modes, each mode of the plurality of modes enabling a selected one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources for activation;
an activation device, carried by the housing and coupled to the plurality of illumination sources, operable by a user to activate illumination from one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources enabled in a current mode of the controller from among the plurality of modes.
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Abstract
A weapon accessory integrates multiple illumination sources and a mechanism for dispensing a chemical irritant within a single housing for attachment as a fore grip to a firearm. The weapon accessory has selectable microprocessor-controlled multi-modes of operation for providing illumination, sighting or target debilitation. Switches on the outside of the housing enable user setting and control of the multiple modes of operation, which include one or a combination of (i) activating high intensity light emitting diodes (LEDs) to illuminate an object or human subject with either visible or infrared light, (ii) activating a visible or infrared laser for sighting a target, (iii) activating a frequency modulation mode that alternates pulsing white and blue LEDs at three superimposed frequencies to temporarily disable, distract and degrade the vision of a human subject, and (iv) activating the chemical irritant dispenser.
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28 Claims
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1. An illumination apparatus for a firearm, comprising:
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a plurality of illumination sources;
a housing adapted to be secured to the firearm, wherein the housing further includes a forward portion carrying the plurality of illumination sources;
a controller, carried within the housing and coupled to the plurality of illumination sources, operable to selectively enable one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources, and wherein the controller is operable in a plurality of modes, each mode of the plurality of modes enabling a selected one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources for activation;
an activation device, carried by the housing and coupled to the plurality of illumination sources, operable by a user to activate illumination from one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources enabled in a current mode of the controller from among the plurality of modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An illumination apparatus for a firearm comprising:
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a housing adapted to be secured to the firearm;
an illumination source carried by the housing and operable by a user for illuminating a target; and
a chemical irritant dispenser carried by said housing and selectively operable by a user when said housing is secured to the firearm.
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16. A method of controlling an illumination apparatus suitable for attachment to a firearm comprising:
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selecting a particular mode of operation of a controller housed in the illumination device from among a plurality of modes;
selectively enabling one or more illumination sources of a plurality of illumination sources within the illumination apparatus corresponding to the selected mode of operation, in response to the particular mode of operation of the controller being selected; and
activating illumination from the enabled one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources in response to a user input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An illumination apparatus for a firearm comprising:
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a housing adapted to be secured to the firearm;
an illumination source carried by the housing and operable by a user for illuminating a target; and
a controller for simultaneously modulating the illumination source at a plurality of frequencies in a selected mode of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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