Multipurpose truncheon for body protection

• US 5,041,951 A
• Filed: 07/31/1990
• Issued: 08/20/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fortress Pacific Corporation
• Original Assignee: Fortress Pacific Corporation
• Inventors: Fan, Chin-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazarus, Ira S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NEILS, PEGGY A
• Application Number:
  US07/560,208
• Time in Patent Office: 385 Days
• Field of Search: 362/102, 362/109, 362/111, 362/112, 362/191, 362/190, 273/84 R, 273/84 ES
• US Class Current: 362/102
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 15/04 with electric stunning-means ejecting electrically charged liquid jets F41B9/00; electric shock creating harpoons F42B30/14; electric circuits or apparatus for killing or stunning H05C

Abstract

A truncheon for body protection in the form of a hollow, telescopic stick made of transparent or red color PC material with electric discharging elements peripherally attached thereto and respectively connected to a battery and a transformer which are received inside a finger guard made on the hand-hold of the stick. A gas tank is fastened inside a rigid cap at the back of the hollow stick and controlled by a switch to eject gas through a gas nozzle at the front end of the stick. A lamp holder bent at 90 degrees is attached to the hand-hold of the stick for holding a flash lamp which is connected to the battery and controlled by a switch to produce high intensity of flashing light. A clear, shrill sound is made while gas is ejected from the gas tank through the gas nozzle via a whistle valve.

Claims

1. A body protection truncheon, comprising:

a hand-hold having a rigid cap fastened thereto at one end;

a hollow stick made of PC material, being fastened inside said hand-hold opposite to said rigid cap and having a gas nozzle fastened at the front end, said hollow stick being comprised of a plurality of sections that slide one inside another, said sections having each a plurality of lines of electric discharging elements externally fastened therein;

a gas tank fastened inside said rigid cap for containing gas, having a whistle valve for gas ejection control and for making a clear, shrill sound during ejection of gas therethrough;

an expansible inner tube connected between said whistle valve of said gas tank and said gas nozzle;

an U-shaped finger guard made on said hand-hold at one side for holding a battery and a transformer therein;

a lamp holder attached to said hand-hold at the front end opposite to said U-shaped finger guard for holding a flash lamp, said lamp holder being bent at 90 degrees, said flash lamp being covered with a cover;

a first control switch made on said hand-hold near said lamp holder for controlling said battery and said transformer to provide voltage to said flash lamp for producing flashing light and to said electric discharging elements for discharging high voltage and electric spark;

a second control switch made on said hand-hold near said first control switch for controlling said battery to turn on said flash lamp to produce high intensity of flashing light;

a third control switch made on said hand-hold near said second control switch for controlling a plate spring to press on said whistle valve permitting the gas inside said gas tank to pass through said whistle valve and said expansible inner tube for ejection out of said hollow stick through said gas nozzle; and

a fourth control switch attached to said hand-hold and said rigid cap for controlling a latch to alternative retain said hollow stick during its contracted condition or release a spring to push said hollow stick to extend to its maximum extent.