Simulated weapon with gas cartridge
First Claim
1. A simulated weapon, comprising;
- a frame;
a nonlethal round;
a trigger carried by the frame and configured to activate the nonlethal round;
a switch carried by the frame and configured to detect a recoil of the weapon in response to the activation of the nonlethal round; and
a light emitter mounted to the frame and electrically coupled to the switch, the light emitter being operative to emit light in response to activation of the switch.
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Abstract
A simulated weapon includes a pressure switch within the simulated weapon'"'"'s barrel. The pressure switch responds to pressure changes within the weapon barrel to activate a light emitter. In response, the light emitter emits a beam of light that simulates weapon fire by indicating the aim of the simulated weapon. Pressure changes within the barrel are induced by a conventional air cartridge that emits a blast of air when struck by the firing pin of the simulated weapon. The user can thus produce the simulated fire by activating the simulated weapon'"'"'s trigger to trip the hammer and drive the firing pin into the air cartridge. In another embodiment, the simulated weapon activates a nonlethal pyrotechnic round. Simulated fire is produced in response to detection of the recoil, force, or pressure change produced by the pyrotechnic round. The simulated weapon may be a pistol, rifle or any other conventional hand held weapon.
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1. A simulated weapon, comprising;
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a frame; a nonlethal round; a trigger carried by the frame and configured to activate the nonlethal round; a switch carried by the frame and configured to detect a recoil of the weapon in response to the activation of the nonlethal round; and a light emitter mounted to the frame and electrically coupled to the switch, the light emitter being operative to emit light in response to activation of the switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 15)
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6. An untethered simulated weapon, comprising:
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a frame having a barrel including a chamber adapted for pressurization; a pressure sensor carried by the frame and positioned to detect a pressure change within the chamber, the pressure sensor producing a pressure signal in response to the detected pressure change within the chamber; and a light emitter coupled to the pressure sensor and operative to emit simulated fire along a selected optical path relative to the frame in response to the pressure signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A weapons training environment, comprising:
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a target region; a simulated first weapon, including a recoil sensor positioned to detect a recoil of a first nonlethal round within the first weapon, and a first light emitter responsive to emit a first optical beam along a selected first optical path relative to the first weapon in response to the detected recoil, the first optical path being selected such that the first optical path intersects a portion of the target region when the first weapon is in a desired alignment relative to the target region; and an optical detector aligned to the target region, the optical detector being responsive to detect the first optical beam intersecting the target region. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A simulated weapon for firing a nonlethal round, comprising:
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a frame having a chamber for selectively receiving the nonlethal round; a trigger carried by the frame and configured to activate the nonlethal round; a piezoelectric sensor positioned in the chamber to detect a recoil of the nonlethal round; and a light emitter mounted to the frame and electrically coupled to the sensor, the light emitter being operative to emit light in response to activation of the piezoelectric sensor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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Specification