Restraint device

Abstract

A restraint device having a tubular body with a handle at one end and a telescopic extension rod at the other end which allows the overall length of the body to be selectively adjusted. A cuff is attached to a tether at the end of the rod in a non-deployed position. The tether can be released so a law enforcement officer can loosely control a detainee. Electrical circuitry in the body is connected to electrodes on the lower end of the handle and on the cuff so a disabling charge can be delivered. The device is also useful to civilians as a protective device when jogging, walking, bicycling or the like.

1 . A restraint device comprising:
 an elongate, generally tubular body having an upper and lower end;   a cuff at the lower end of the body, the cuff including at least one electrode;   a tether coupled at one end to the cuff, and the other to the lower end of the elongate generally tubular body; and   at least one conductor coupled to a an electronic stunning circuit, and the conductor operatively coupled to the at least one electrode so that a charge may be delivered by the electrode to stun a detainee.