Tactical utility pole system and method of use thereof

• US 7,802,509 B2
• Filed: 03/29/2007
• Issued: 09/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Marcus L. Wall
• Original Assignee: Marcus L. Wall
• Inventors: Wall, Marcus L
• Primary Examiner(s): Chambers; Troy
• Application Number:
  US11/693,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20080236377A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,279 Days
• Field of Search: 42/10.8, 89/11.1, 89/11.4, 173/90
• US Class Current: 89/1.14
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 35/00 Accessories or details not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 13/00 Means of attack or defence not otherwise provided for details of radar or sonar systems G01S7/00
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 13/0087 the high-energy beam being a bright light, e.g. for dazzling or blinding purposes F41H13/0056 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F42D 1/14 Hand-operated tamping or loading
• CPC Class Codes: F42D 1/22 Methods for holding or positioning for blasting cartridges or tamping cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: F42D 3/00 Particular applications of blasting techniques explosive welding B23K20/08; explosive bolts or actuators F42B3/006; explosive valves F16K13/06; cutting devices actuated by explosion B23D15/145; pyrotechnical actuators F15B15/19; switching devices actuated by explosion H01H39/00

Abstract

A tactical utility pole system for use by law enforcement is described. Embodiments of the system are user configurable depending on a particular tactical need. Variations are described for breaching a locked door, breaching a closed window and delivering and nearly instantaneously detonating a distraction within the associated structure, breaching a closed window and delivering a stream of OC or other chemical spray within the associated structure, and breaching a closed window and delivering a chemical grenade within the structure. Other variations are also contemplated.

Claims

1. A tactical utility pole system comprising:

a handle section including at least one portion adapted to be griped by a user;

one or more extension boom sections;

an elbow section having a first end and a second end, the first end being adapted to couple with the handle section or at least one of the one or more extension boom sections and the second end being adapted to couple at least one of the one or more extension boom sections, the first and second ends adapted to form one or more angles relative to each other;

one or more attachments adapted to couple with one of the one or more extension booms, the one or more attachments being from the group consisting of,

(i) a distraction device delivery attachment, the distraction device delivery attachment adapted to secure one or more distraction round on the attachment and break one or more window panes when in use,

(ii) a door breaching attachment, the door breaching attachment adapted for breaching a locked door by directing a shock wave created by a distraction round at the door when in use,

(iii) a chemical spray delivery attachment, the chemical spray delivery attachment adapted to secure a chemical spray therein, break one or more window panes and rake a window opening to clear window covers and debris when in use and

(iv) a chemical grenade delivery attachment, the chemical grenade delivery attachment adapted to irremovably secure a chemical grenade therein, break one or more window panes and discharge the chemical grenade therefrom when in use; and

one or more switches and/or actuators located on or proximate the handle section for activating one or more features of the at least one attachment.

2. The tactical utility pole system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of pins, the pins being adapted to couple and secure the various sections and an attachment of the one or more attachments together by way of holes provided in the sections and the attachment to create a tactical utility pole assembly.

3. The tactical utility pole system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of quick release couplings adapted to couple the sections and an attachment of the one or more attachments together in a first assembly and permit rapid reconfiguration into a second assembly all without the use of extraneous tools.

4. The tactical utility pole system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more attachments comprises the distraction device delivery attachment, the distraction device delivery attachment comprising:

(i) a housing having an interior adapted to at least partially receive one or more distractions rounds therein;

(ii) one or more threaded openings adapted to secure the distraction round within the interior;

(iii) a plurality of breaching spikes coupled to the housing, and (iv) an attachment end adapted to couple with an extension boom of the one or more extension boom sections.

5. The tactical utility pole system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more attachments comprises the door breaching attachment, the door breaching attachment comprising:

(i) a housing having one substantially open front side with a substantially planar perimeter edge adapted to fit flush against a planar surface;

(ii) one or more threaded openings adapted to secure one or more distraction rounds within an interior of the housing; and

(iii) and an attachment end adapted to couple with an extension boom of the one or more extension boom sections.

6. The tactical utility pole system of claim 1 wherein the handle section and the one or more extension boom sections comprise tubes having a non-circular cross sections.

7. The tactical utility pole system of claim 6 wherein the tubes have a substantially square cross section and comprise an aluminum alloy.

8. The tactical utility pole system of claim 6, wherein (i) each of the one or more attachments include an attachment end, (ii) each attachment end and the first and second ends of the elbow section have non-circular cross sections substantially similar in shape to the non-circular cross sections of the one or more extension tube sections and the handle section and (iii) each of the attachment ends and the first and second ends of the elbow section are adapted to be received over and/or within corresponding ends of the one or more extension tube sections and/or the handle section.

9. The tactical utility pole system of claim 1 wherein the one or more switches and/or actuators comprises a pin gun, the pin gun being adapted to operatively couple with an distraction round on at least one attachment of the one or more attachments by way of a shock tube.

10. The tactical utility pole system of claim 9 wherein the distraction round comprises a #25CI made by Defense Technology of Casper, Wyoming or similarly configured distraction rounds.

11. The tactical utility pole system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more attachments includes at least one of lights and a video camera coupled thereto.

12. The tactical utility pole system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more attachments includes at least one of a speaker and a microphone coupled thereto.

13. The tactical utility pole system of claim 1 wherein the one or more angles comprises at least 45 degrees and 90 degrees.

14. The tactical utility pole system of claim 1 adapted to form an assembly, the assembly comprising:

a handle section including a pin gun mounted to the handle section;

a first extension boom section coupled to a distal end of the handle section at a proximal end of the first extension boom section;

an elbow section coupled at the first end of the elbow section to the distal end of the first extension boom section;

a second extension boom section mounted to the second end of the elbow section at a proximal end of the second extension boom section, the longitudinal axis of the first and second extension boom sections form a right angle; and

the door breaching attachment coupled to a distal end of the second extension boom section, the door breaching attachment including at least one distraction round mounted thereto with a shock tube extending between the pin gun and the distraction round.

15. The tactical utility pole system of claim 1 adapted to form an assembly, the assembly comprising:

a handle section including a pin gun mounted to the handle section;

a first set of one or more extension boom sections longitudinally coupled together and attached at first set first end to a distal end of the handle section;

an elbow section coupled at the elbow section first end to a first set second end, the first set second end being opposite the first set first end;

a second set of one or more extension boom sections longitudinally coupled together and attached at a second set first end to the elbow section second end, the longitudinal axis of the first and second sets forming a 45-degree angle; and

a distraction device delivery attachment coupled to a distal end of the second extension boom section, the distraction device delivery attachment including at least one distraction round mounted therein with a shock tube extending between the pin gun and the distraction round.

16. A tactical utility pole system comprising:

a handle tube having a non-circular cross section, a pair of hand holds and at least one receiver end with at least a pair of aligned pin holes extending through the handle tube along an axis generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the handle tube;

a plurality of extension tubes having a similar non circular cross section as the handle tube, each extension tube having opposing receiver ends with at least a pair of aligned pin holes extending through the extension tube along an axis generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the extension tube;

an elbow section having first and second receiver tube ends, each of the first and second receiver tube ends having a similar non circular cross section as the plurality of extension tubes and including at least a pair of aligned pin holes extending through the receiver tube end along an axis generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the receiver tube end, the angular position of the first and second receiver tube ends being adjustable relative to each other between two or more positions;

an attachment comprising one of (i) a distraction round delivery attachment, the distraction round delivery attachment adapted to secure one or more distraction round on the attachment and break one or more window panes when in use, (ii) a door breaching attachment, the door breaching attachment adapted for breaching a locked door by directing a shock wave created by an distraction round at the door when in use, (iii) a chemical spray delivery attachment, the chemical spray delivery attachment adapted to secure a chemical spray therein, break one or more window panes and rake a window opening to clear window covers and debris when in use, and (iv) a chemical grenade delivery attachment, the chemical grenade delivery attachment adapted to irremovably secure a chemical grenade therein, break one or more window panes and discharge the chemical grenade therefrom when in use, each attachment including an attachment receiver tube end having a similar non circular cross section as the plurality of extension tubes and including at least a pair of aligned pin holes extending through the attachment receiver tube end along an axis generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the attachment receiver tube end; and

a plurality of pins sized to slide within the aligned pin holes of the various sections and the attachment;

wherein each of the various receiver ends and receiver tube ends are adapted to either slide over or within another of the various receiver ends and receiver tube ends causing corresponding pairs of aligned pin holes to align and receive a pin of the plurality of pins therein to couple the respective sections or section and attachment together.