Non combustible, tactical flash device

• US 9,016,888 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2008
• Issued: 04/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jersey Tactical Corp.
• Original Assignee: Jersey Tactical Corp.
• Inventors: Glynn, Kenneth P., Klementowicz, Nicholas III, Dapkins, John A. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mai, Anh
• Assistant Examiner(s): APENTENG, JESSICA MCMILLAN
• Application Number:
  US12/284,274
• Publication Number:
  US 20100072895A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,412 Days
• Field of Search: 362/208, 362/112, 362/113, 362/251, 315/76, 315/56, 315/58
• US Class Current: 362/208
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 13/0081 the high-energy beam being acoustic, e.g. sonic, infrasonic or ultrasonic
• 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: H05B 41/34 to provide a sequence of flashes

Abstract

A to a non-combustible, tactical flash device includes a non-spherical hollow main housing having a plurality of flat surfaces, adapted to hold internal functional components. The internal functional components include: (i.) an externally exposed activation component located on the main housing; (ii.) a power connected to the activation component and to a control chip; (iii.) the control chip also being connected to at least one speaker and at least one light source, the control chip including capabilities for delay of processing of other commands upon initiation of the activation component, and for subsequent processing of other commands including sound delivery to at least one speaker and/or light activation to at least one light source. Optionally, a beacon transmitter may also be included.

Claims

1. A non-combustible, tactical flash device, which comprises:

a) a non-spherical hollow main housing consisting of truncated corners and flat surfaces on top and side portions thereof adapted to reduce roll and enhance accuracy in deployment, said main housing having mounting means for internal functional components; and

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b) internal functional components connected to said mounting means of said main housing, including;

i. an externally exposed activation component located on said main housing;

ii. a power source located within said main housing and being connected to said activation component and to a control chip;

iii. said control chip located within said main housing and being connected to said power source and connected to at least one speaker and at least one light source, said control chip including capabilities for delay of processing of other commands upon initiation of said activation component, and for subsequent processing of other commands including sound delivery to said at least one speaker and light activation to said at least one light source;

iv. said at least one speaker located within said main housing and being functionally connected to said control chip and having sound exposure external to said main housing; and

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v. said at least one light source located within said main housing and being functionally connected to said control chip and having light exposure external to said main housing;

c) said tactile flash device being non-combustible,

d) said internal functional components further include at least one beacon transmitter;

e) said control component is capable of being programmed to intermittently repeat at least one of sound delivery and light activation for predetermined time lengths and periodicities; and

f) said main housing including component parts that permit opening for exposure to said internal functional components and subsequent secure closing thereof;

wherein said non-combustible, tactile flash device is appointed for deployment by tactile forces in order to create a diversion, said diversion being created by the production of sufficiently loud sounds by said speaker or the emission of sufficiently bright light by said light source, and said non-spherical shape of said main housing is capable of reducing run away rolling and enhancing accuracy during deployment.

2. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 1 wherein said main housing and said internal functional components have a total weight in excess of one pound and less than six pounds.

3. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 2 wherein said main housing and said internal functional components weight in excess of one and one-half pounds and less than four pounds.

4. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 1 wherein said control chip is preprogrammed to deliver at least one sound selected from the group consisting of a detonation, a dog bark, an alarm, a siren, and a human voice.

5. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 1 wherein said at least one light source in at least three different light sources having light beam generation in at least three different directions.

6. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 1 wherein said at least one speaker is at least three different speakers having sound generation in at least three different directions.

7. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 1 wherein said at least one light source is selected from the group consisting of lasers, LEDs, photovoltaics, flash bulbs, infrared and flashlight bulbs.

8. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 1 wherein said main housing has a shape selected from the group consisting of a cube, rectangle, polygon and geodesic sphere.

9. A non-combustible, tactical flash device, which comprises:

a) a non-spherical hollow main housing consisting of truncated corners and flat surfaces on top and side portions thereof adapted to reduce roll and enhance accuracy in deployment, said main housing having mounting means for internal functional components; and

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b) internal functional components connected to said mounting means of said main housing, including;

i. an externally exposed activation component located on said main housing;

ii. a power source located within said main housing and being connected to said activation component and to a control chip;

iii. said control chip located within said main housing and being connected to said power source and connected to at least one speaker and at least one light source, said control chip including capabilities for delay of processing of other commands upon initiation of said activation component, and for subsequent processing of other commands including sound delivery to said at least one speaker and light activation to said at least one light source;

iv. said at least one speaker located within said main housing and being functionally connected to said control chip and having sound exposure external to said main housing; and

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v. said at least one light source located within said main housing and being functionally connected to said control chip and having light exposure external to said main housing;

c) programmable control means located at least one of externally from and internally with said main housing, said programmable control means including means for selecting at least one device characteristic selected from the group consisting of sound choices, light choices and periodicity choices;

d) said tactile flash device being non-combustible,

e) said internal functional components further include at least one beacon transmitter;

f) said control component is capable of being programmed to intermittently repeat at least one of sound delivery and light activation for predetermined time lengths and periodicities; and

g) said main housing including component parts that permit opening for exposure to said internal functional components and subsequent secure closing thereof;

wherein said non-combustible, tactile flash device is appointed for deployment by tactile forces in order to create a diversion, said diversion being created by the production of sufficiently loud sounds by said speaker or the emission of sufficiently bright light by said light source and said non-spherical shape of said main housing is capable of reducing run away rolling and enhancing accuracy during deployment.

10. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 9 wherein said main housing and said internal functional components have a total weight in excess of one pound and less than six pounds.

11. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 10 wherein said main housing and said internal functional components weight in excess of one and one-half pounds and less than four pounds.

12. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 9 wherein said control chip is preprogrammed to deliver at least one sound selected from the group consisting of a detonation, a dog bark, an alarm, a siren, and a human voice.

13. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 9 wherein said at least one light source in at least three different light sources having light beam generation in at least three different directions.

14. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 9 wherein said at least one speaker in at least three different speakers having sound generation in at least three different directions.

15. The non-combustible, tactical flash device of claim 9 wherein said at least one light source is selected from the group consisting of lasers, LEDs, photovoltaics, flash bulbs, infrared and flashlight bulbs.