Pinning system to control people

• US 7,611,413 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2004
• Issued: 11/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: City of Los Angeles
• Original Assignee: City of Los Angeles
• Inventors: Ryan, George William, Odle, Michael Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierce; William M
• Application Number:
  US10/975,206
• Publication Number:
  US 20060096599A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,833 Days
• Field of Search: 463/47.2, 463/47.4, 463/47.6, 119/801, 119/908, 135/65, 135/67, 135/70, 135/77, 135/78, 135/84
• US Class Current: 463/47.2
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/37 Restraining devices for the body or for body parts , e.g. slings; Restraining shirts handcuffs E05B75/00

Abstract

A pinning system includes one or more pinning devices. A first elongated bar wherein one end of the first bar is for handling by an operator. The other end of the bar is for engagement of an individual. A head is located towards the end of the bar for engagement with the individual. In one pinning device, the head includes a hook, and the hook includes an elongated member for attachment to the first bar at a free end. The elongated member and free end are separated by a midsection such that the hook defines a substantially U-shaped member. In a second pinning device, an elongated bar includes a head located towards the end of the second bar for engagement with an individual. A mounting between the head and the end of the second bar permits the head to rotate relative to the bar. The head includes a relatively flat pad, and the pad is for engagement with the body of an individual.

Claims

1. A pinning device comprising:

an elongated bar having a first end for handling by an operator and a second end for engagement of an individual;

two separate handles connected to the elongated bar near the first end of the bar, the two separate handles extending radially from the elongated bar;

a head located on the second end of the bar, the head including a pad having a relatively flat bottom surface; and

two arms connected to the elongated bar near the second end of the bar, the two arms forming a fork member longitudinal to the elongated bar and extending longitudinally past the bottom surface of the pad.

2. The pinning device of claim 1 further including a mounting for the pad and the elongated bar wherein the pad is fixed relative to the elongated bar.

3. The pinning device of claim 1 wherein the fork member is independently rotatable with respect to the elongated bar and the head, the fork member independently rotatable along a longitudinal axis defined by the elongated bar.

4. The pinning device of claim 1 further including a hollow cylinder encircling a section near the second end of the elongated bar, the elongated bar passing through the hollow cylinder such that the hollow cylinder is independently rotatable with respect to the elongated bar and the head, and a stop on the elongated bar to prevent the hollow cylinder from sliding towards the first end of the bar.

5. The pinning device of claim 1 wherein the two separate handles form an angle with each other less than 180°

.

6. The pinning device of claim 1 wherein the two arms extend radially from the elongated bar and extend past the pad in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis defined by the elongated bar.

7. A pinning device comprising:

an elongated bar having a first end for handling by an operator and a second end for engagement of an individual;

two separate handles connected to the elongated bar near the first end of the bar, the two separate handles extending radially from the elongated bar;

two arms connected to the elongated bar near the second end of the bar, the two arms forming a fork member longitudinal to the elongated bar;

a hollow cylinder encircling a section of the elongated bar near the two arms, the elongated bar passing through the hollow cylinder such that the hollow cylinder is independently rotatable with respect to the elongated bar and the two arms; and

a stop on the elongated bar to prevent the hollow cylinder from sliding towards the first end of the bar.

8. The pinning device of claim 7 wherein the fork member is independently rotatable with respect to the elongated bar, the fork member independently rotatable along a longitudinal axis defined by the elongated bar.

9. The pinning device of claim 7 further including a pad located on the second end of the elongated bar, the pad attached to the elongated bar but not attached to any of the arms.

10. The pinning device of claim 7 wherein the two separate handles form an angle with each other less than 180°

.

11. The pinning device of claim 9 wherein the two arms extend radially from the elongated bar and extend past the pad in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis defined by the elongated bar.