US4943885A
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Remotely activated, nonobvious prisoner control apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-02-16
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Granted: 1990-07-24
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Expires: 2008-02-16
Abstract
Abstract Restraint apparatus for prisoners is worn beneath ordinary clothing so as to be unseen by the general public, in order that the prisoner's presumption of innocence not be denigrated by public display as is the case with manacles or the like. The apparatus operates by remote activation of an effective but nonlethal impact, such as a brief electrical interference with the somatic nervous system, or discharge of a small dose of tear gas or mace into the prisoner's breathing space.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian D. Willoughby
- 👤 II Carl W. Roy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:30
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41H; F41H13/00; F41H13/0012; F41H13/0018; F41B; F41B15/00; F41B15/02; F41B15/04; F41B9/00; H; H05; H05C; H05C1/00; H05C1/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
Apparatus for control of a dangerous prisoner to prevent unpredictable dangerous actions by said dangerous prisoner while in social context situations while nevertheless concealing such apparatus from public view, comprising: incapacitant delivery means, torso mounting means comprising a belt of sufficient extent to encircle a prisoner's torso and means for securing said incapacitant delivery means in contact with said prisoner's torso, said mounting means being adapted for concealment beneath garments ordinarily worn by ordinary persons in said social context to prevent said prisoner from being marked by observers in said social context as a person under restraint, said incapacitant delivery means being powered to deliver an incapacitating electrical shock to said prisoner, said mounting means further including means for receiving a remotely activated signal, and means in said mounting means responsive to said signal for delivering said incapacitating electrical shock to said prisoner.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
Apparatus for control of a dangerous prisoner to prevent unpredictable dangerous actions by said dangerous prisoner while in social context situations while nevertheless concealing such apparatus from public view, comprising: incapacitant delivery means, torso mounting means comprising a belt of sufficient extent to encircle a prisoner's torso and means for securing said incapacitant delivery means in contact with said prisoner's torso, said mounting means being adapted for concealment beneath garments ordinarily worn by ordinary persons in said social context to prevent said prisoner from being marked by observers in said social context as a person under restraint, said incapacitant delivery means being powered to deliver an incapacitating electrical shock to said prisoner, said mounting means further including means for receiving a remotely activated signal, and means in said mounting means responsive to said signal for delivering said incapacitating electrical shock to said prisoner.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said signal includes a predetermined code corresponding to a particular prisoner, for selectively identifying and distinguishing a particular signal from other signals, said apparatus being responsive for activation exclusively through means in said receiving means for selectively identifying and distinguishing said particular signal according to said predetermined code, for limiting impact of said apparatus to said particular prisoner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The restraint apparatus of claim 1 wherein an incapacitant to be delivered includes nonlethal electric shocking means characterized by pulsatile, high-voltage, low-powered, short-duration electric shock outputs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
117 words
Nonobvious prisoner control apparatus for operation by a controlling authority located remotely from a prisoner, while said prisoner is in clothing both appropriate to a public situation, and permitting normal functions of movement by said prisoner comprising: means concealable beneath said appropriate clothing of said prisoner to, be controlled, securely banded around said prisoner s torso, for delivery of a nonlethal disabling electrical impulse to said prisoner, means connected to said electrical impulse delivery means for receiving a signal, including means for activating said electrical impulse delivery means upon receipt of said signal, and means, operable by said controlling authority, for generating and transmitting said signal for activating said electrical impulse delivery means to disable said prisoner.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
117 words
Nonobvious prisoner control apparatus for operation by a controlling authority located remotely from a prisoner, while said prisoner is in clothing both appropriate to a public situation, and permitting normal functions of movement by said prisoner comprising: means concealable beneath said appropriate clothing of said prisoner to, be controlled, securely banded around said prisoner s torso, for delivery of a nonlethal disabling electrical impulse to said prisoner, means connected to said electrical impulse delivery means for receiving a signal, including means for activating said electrical impulse delivery means upon receipt of said signal, and means, operable by said controlling authority, for generating and transmitting said signal for activating said electrical impulse delivery means to disable said prisoner.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
80 words
Range-oriented prisoner control apparatus for operation remote from a prisoner, comprising: means for delivery of a nonlethal disabling electrical impulse to the skin of a prisoner to be controlled, means connected to said electrical impulse delivery means for receiving a signal, including means for activating said electrical impulse delivery means upon nonreceipt of said signal, and means for generating and transmitting said signal within only a predetermined distance, for preventing activating said electrical impulse delivery means to disable said prisoner.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
80 words
Range-oriented prisoner control apparatus for operation remote from a prisoner, comprising: means for delivery of a nonlethal disabling electrical impulse to the skin of a prisoner to be controlled, means connected to said electrical impulse delivery means for receiving a signal, including means for activating said electrical impulse delivery means upon nonreceipt of said signal, and means for generating and transmitting said signal within only a predetermined distance, for preventing activating said electrical impulse delivery means to disable said prisoner.
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