Systems and methods for displaying a warning
First Claim
1. An electronic weapon for impeding the locomotion of a human or animal target by stimulating tissue of the target between launched electrodes, the weapon for cooperating with a provided cartridge, the cartridge comprising at least two wire-tethered electrodes and at least two terminals, the electronic weapon comprising:
- a bay for receiving the cartridge;
a first user-operated control that does not initiate a launch of the wire-tethered electrodes from the cartridge;
a second user-operated control that initiates a launch function to launch the wire-tethered electrodes of the cartridge toward the target; and
a signal generator that;
if the cartridge is unused, provides an arcing display between the terminals of the cartridge when the first control is operated, the arcing display for warning the target; and
if the cartridge is used, provides a stimulus signal via the wire-tethered electrodes of the cartridge when the second control is operated.
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Abstract
An apparatus, according to various aspects of the present invention, produces contractions in skeletal muscles of a target to impede locomotion by the target. The apparatus is used with a provided deployment unit that deploys an electrode away from the apparatus. The electrode conducts a current through the target. The apparatus includes a terminal; a producing sub-system for producing an electric arc to warn the target without conducting a current through the target; a conducting sub-system for conducting the current in series through the terminal and through the target; an initiating sub-system for initiating deployment of the electrode; and an operator interface. The operator interface facilitates selecting one or more cartridges of a set of cartridges to provide a stimulus signal to a target and/or display an arc.
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16 Claims
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1. An electronic weapon for impeding the locomotion of a human or animal target by stimulating tissue of the target between launched electrodes, the weapon for cooperating with a provided cartridge, the cartridge comprising at least two wire-tethered electrodes and at least two terminals, the electronic weapon comprising:
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a bay for receiving the cartridge; a first user-operated control that does not initiate a launch of the wire-tethered electrodes from the cartridge; a second user-operated control that initiates a launch function to launch the wire-tethered electrodes of the cartridge toward the target; and a signal generator that; if the cartridge is unused, provides an arcing display between the terminals of the cartridge when the first control is operated, the arcing display for warning the target; and if the cartridge is used, provides a stimulus signal via the wire-tethered electrodes of the cartridge when the second control is operated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic weapon for impeding the locomotion of a human or animal target by stimulating tissue of the target between launched electrodes, for warning the target, and for cooperating with one or more provided cartridges, each cartridge comprising at least two wire-tethered electrodes and at least two terminals, the electronic weapon comprising:
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two or more bays for receiving a respective cartridge; a user-operated control that does not initiate a launch of the wire-tethered electrodes from any cartridge; and a signal generator that, responsive to an operation of the control, provides an arcing display between the terminals of all unused cartridges for warning the target. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic weapon for impeding locomotion of a human or animal target by stimulating tissue of the target between launched electrodes, for warning the target, and for cooperating with one or more provided cartridges, each cartridge comprising at least two wire-tethered electrodes and at least two terminals, the electronic weapon comprising:
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two or more bays for receiving a respective cartridge, each bay comprising at least two terminals; a user-operated control that; does not initiate a launch of wire-tethered electrodes from any cartridge; and when operated for a first duration, selects one cartridge of the one or more cartridges as the selected cartridge for launching; and a signal generator that; when the user-operated control is operated for a second duration longer than the first duration provides an arcing display between the terminals of all unused cartridges and all unused bays for warning the target. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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Specification