TRAINING SYSTEM

• US 20110111374A1
• Filed: 09/25/2009
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rovatec, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Tactical Advantage, Ltd.
• Inventors: CHARLES, MOSHE, RUBIN, ELANA, CHARLES, SHIRA
• Application Number:
  US12/567,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20110111374A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/19
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 33/02 Light- or radiation-emitting guns ; Light- or radiation-sensitive guns; Cartridges carrying light emitting sources, e.g. laser
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 33/06 Recoil simulators
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/2655 in which the light beam is sent from the weapon to the target

Abstract

A system permitting simulated firing from any hand held firearm. In particular, the present invention relates to light emitting munitions, being used as part of a system for registering “hits” during dry-fire exercises and gaming with any hand-held firearm, without any change to either the feel, or the external dimensions of the firearms.

Claims

1. A training aid system comprising:

(a) a training aid insert including;

(i) a power source;

(ii) an illuminator electrically attached to said power source; and

(iii) an actuator electrically attached to said illuminator for readily controlling illumination of said illuminator; and

(b) a firearm for readily accommodating and activating said training aid insert.

2. The training aid system of claim 1, wherein the training aid has a concentric shape recalling that of a standard cartridge.

3. The training aid system of claim 1, wherein said illuminator is a light emitting diode.

4. The training aid system of claim 1, wherein said illuminator is a laser.

5. The actuator of claim 1, further comprising a pressure sensitive switch.

6. The pressure sensitive switch of claim 5, wherein said pressure sensitive switch is constructed of electrically conductive material.

7. The pressure sensitive switch of claim 5, wherein pressure sensitive switch simulates a firearm primer.

8. The actuator of claim 1, wherein said actuator includes an energy absorbing material.

9. The training aid system of claim 1, wherein said collimator collimates illumination passing through said collimator into an area of illumination is substantially between 0.1 and 0.6 centimeters in diameter when illuminating at 9 yards.

10. The training aid system of claim 1, further comprising a time chip for controlling the time of illumination of said illuminator.

11. The training aid system of claim 10, wherein said time chip facilitates illumination of said illuminator for any time between 0.01 seconds and 1.0 seconds.

12. The training aid system of claim 10, wherein said time chip facilitates “

eye safe”

illumination of said illuminator.

13. The training aid system of claim 10, wherein said time chip facilitates illumination of said illuminator for substantially 0.25 seconds.

14. The training aid system of claim 1, wherein said illuminator is modulated between 10-100 Khz.

15. The training aid system of claim 1, wherein said illuminator illuminates at any wavelength.

16. The training aid system of claim 1, wherein said illuminator illuminates substantially at a wavelength producing visible red illumination or producing visible green illumination.

17. The training aid system of claim 1, further comprising a transmitter for transmitting a signal.

18. The training aid system of claim 17, wherein said signal is compatible with any weapon simulation system.

19. A training aid system comprising:

(a) a handheld firearm including a barrel;

(b) a training aid system situated in said barrel including;

(i) a power source;

(ii) an illuminator electrically attached to said power source; and

(iii) an actuator electrically attached to said illuminator for readily controlling illumination of said illuminator; and

(c) an audio apparatus responsive to said training aid system.

20. The training aid system of claim 19, wherein said training aid system includes a wireless transmitter and said audio apparatus includes a receiver.

21. The training aid system of claim 19, wherein said firearm includes a magazine with an identification chip and said audio apparatus includes a receiver.

22. The training aid system of claim 19, wherein said training aid insert has a concentric shape recalling that of a standard cartridge.

23. The training aid system of claim 19, wherein said training aid insert includes an element selected from the group consisting of:

a pneumatic element, a mechanical element and electronic.

24. The training aid system of claim 19, wherein said apparatus audio apparatus further includes a speaker for simulating a sound selected from the group consisting of:

a specific handheld firearm being fired, voicing instructions by a human instructor and voicing imbedded instructions in accordance to a training scenario.

25. The training aid system of claim 19, wherein said audio apparatus further includes a processing unit.

26. The training aid system of claim 25, wherein said processing unit is interfaced to a signal from said training aid insert.

27. The training aid system of claim 25, wherein said signal received by said processing units is fully interfaced on any on-line or web-based software running on said computer.