US3885733A
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New electric prod
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-03-27
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Granted: 1975-05-27
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Expires: 1993-03-27
Abstract
Abstract An electrical prod for controlling unruly animals, individuals and mobs, including, a non-conductive cane-shaped body member having a pair of spaced prods mounted on the end opposite the handpiece of the cane and a pair of electrical leads connected to the prods, leading up separate channels in the staff of the cane and terminating at a pair of electrical contacts mounted on the exterior of the cane adjacent the handpiece; and four ''''D''''-type batteries, a shocker circuit connected to the batteries, an electro-mechanical buzzer connected to the batteries, a light connected to the batteries, a two-position switch connected to the shocker circuit and the buzzer in a manner such that the buzzer may be actuated alone or the shocker circuit and the buzzer may be simultaneously actuated and a switch connected to the light, all mounted in an injection-molded, plastic housing slidably mounted on the shaft of the cane; the shocker circuit having contacts which cooperate with the contacts on the staff of the cane and the housing being made up of a main casing and end closures and being held in position on the cane by a handoperable nut cooperating with threads on detachable flange plates on either side of the cane.
Inventors
- 👤 Franklin R Klebold
- 👤 Robert L Bruce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 07:09
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41B; F41B15/00; F41B15/02; F41B15/04; A; A01; A01K; A01K15/00; A01K15/02; A01K15/029; A01K27/00; A01K27/009
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
An electrical prod for animals or individuals; comprising, an elongated body member of non-conducting material; a battery means; shocker circuit means operatively connected to said battery means and including a pair of spaced spark gap means; acoustical signal circuit means operatively connected to said battery means; and switch means operatively connected to said shocker circuit means and said acoustical signal circuit means and adapted to independently actuate one of said acoustical signal circuit means and a combination of said acoustical signal circuit means and said shocker circuit means; said battery means, said shocker circuit means, said acoustical signal circuit means and said switch means being mounted on said body member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
An electrical prod for animals or individuals; comprising, an elongated body member of non-conducting material; a battery means; shocker circuit means operatively connected to said battery means and including a pair of spaced spark gap means; acoustical signal circuit means operatively connected to said battery means; and switch means operatively connected to said shocker circuit means and said acoustical signal circuit means and adapted to independently actuate one of said acoustical signal circuit means and a combination of said acoustical signal circuit means and said shocker circuit means; said battery means, said shocker circuit means, said acoustical signal circuit means and said switch means being mounted on said body member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A prod in accordance with claim 1 wherein a light means is operatively connected to the battery means and is mounted on the body member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A prod in accordance with claim 1 wherein the body member has a cane-type hand piece formed on one end of an elongated staff.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A prod in accordance with claim 1 wherein the battery means is a plurality of D-type batteries.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A prod in accordance with claim 4 in which four D-type batteries are included.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A prod in accordance with claim 1 wherein the shocker circuit means is a solid state electronic shocker circuit means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
79 words
A prod in accordance with claim 1 wherein the shocker circuit means includes a blocking oscillator means operatively connected to the battery means to generate a voltage of several hundred volts, capacitor means connected to the output of said oscillator means, voltage divider means operatively connected across said capacitor means, a solid state SCR means operatively connected to said capacitor means and adapted to discharge said capacitor means and step-up transformer means connected to the output of said SCR.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A prod in accordance with claim 7 wherein the oscillator means includes transistor means and step-up transformer means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A prod in accordance with claim 7 wherein the oscillator means includes resistor means biasing the transistor means to insure quick starting of the oscillator means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
A prod in accordance with claim 7 wherein the voltage divider means includes resistor means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A prod in accordance with claim 10 wherein the resistor means varies in resistance to set the pulse rate of the oscillator means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A prod in accordance with claim 1 wherein the acoustical signal circuit means includes an electro-mechanical buzzer means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A prod in accordance with claim 1 wherein the battery means, the shocker circuit means, the acoustical signal circuit means and the switch means are included in a single housing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A prod in accordance with claim 1 wherein a light means is operatively connected to the battery means and is enclosed in the housing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
A prod in accordance with claim 13 wherein the housing is slidably mounted on the body means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
A prod in accordance with claim 15 wherein the housing is held in place on the body means by a hand operable nut cooperating with threads on said body means.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-05-26 | 1978-11-25 | 1979-05-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-05-26 | 1982-11-25 | 1983-05-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-05-26 | 1986-11-25 | 1987-05-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |