Electroshock weapon for immobilizing several targets

Abstract

The invention relates to a multiple-charge remote-acting electroshock weapon with electrical stunning means for use primarily by law enforcement agencies and also for civilian self-defence. Field of use: Multiple-charge remote-acting electroshock weapon for law enforcement services and civilian self-defence. Technical result: The creation of an electroshock weapon for effectively immobilizing several targets simultaneously, with more rapid reloading and a corresponding increase in overall operating reliability and efficiency. The present electroshock weapon comprises a housing, a source of electrical energy, an electronic circuit for generating a high stunning voltage, several firing cartridges, several mechanical cartridge locks with a human-powered actuator for deliberately unlocking a firing cartridge from the housing of the weapon, said actuator being activated by a finger of the user holding the weapon, and an electromechanical high-voltage switch for supplying a high stunning voltage to the firing cartridges.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An electroshock weapon comprising a housing, a power source, an electronic circuit for setting the sequence of firing cartridges initiation and generating a high-voltage electrical current that strikes a target, which circuit comprises a generation timer, a trigger element, at least two firing cartridges with throwable current conducting wire, devices for locking cartridges in the housing, spring ejectors of the firing cartridges, wherein the weapon has additional devices for deliberately locking the firing cartridges in the housing, wherein the devices for locking the firing cartridges in the housing have human-powered actuators for deliberately unlocking firing cartridges from the housing of the weapon, said actuators being activated by a finger of the user's hand holding the weapon, the timer has a control element for setting the time for generation of the high-voltage electrical current that strikes the target, which control element is independent of the trigger element position after a shot, the housing comprises an electromechanical high-voltage switch unit for alternately intermittent or continuous supply of the high stunning voltage to the firing cartridges, which switch unit has a switch for controlling the electromechanical high-voltage switch unit to continuously supply of the high stunning voltage to one or another cartridge. 
     
     
         2 . The weapon according to  claim 1 , wherein the weapon has a manual mechanical contactor for the outputs of the high-voltage switch unit to supply high stunning voltage to the firing cartridges. 
     
     
         3 . The weapon according to  claim 1 , wherein the timer control element for setting the time for generation of the high-voltage electrical current that strikes the target is mechanically or electrically connected to additional devices for the deliberately locking the firing cartridges in the housing. 
     
     
         4 . The weapon according to  claim 1 , wherein the electromechanical high-voltage switch unit uses a stepper motor or a servo motor as a drive. 
     
     
         5 . The weapon according to  claim 1 , wherein the electromechanical high-voltage switch unit uses a collector or brushless electric motor as a drive. 
     
     
         6 . The weapon according to claim.  1 , wherein the electromechanical high-voltage switch unit has at least one position sensor for movable contacts. 
     
     
         7 . The weapon according to  claim 1 , wherein the electromechanical high-voltage switch unit uses at least one long-stroke solenoid with a movable system of connected permanent magnets as a drive. 
     
     
         8 . The weapon according to  claim 1 , wherein the weapon has a switch to disable the operation of the electromechanical high-voltage switch unit. 
     
     
         9 . The weapon according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic circuit for setting the sequence of the firing cartridges initiation has a switch selector setting the sequence of the firing cartridges initiation.