Deployment unit with compliant material

Abstract

A conducted electrical weapon may comprise a handle and a deployment unit. The deployment unit may be configured to be inserted into a bay of the handle to mechanically and electrically couple the deployment unit to the handle. The deployment unit and the bay may be configured to interface with a compliant material. The deployment unit and the bay may be configured to interface with the compliant material in response to the deployment unit being inserted into the bay. The compliant material may be coupled to an outer surface of the deployment unit. The compliant material may be coupled to an inner surface of the bay.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A deployment unit for a conducted electrical weapon comprising:
 a body configured to be inserted into a bay of a handle of the conducted electrical weapon, wherein the body comprises an outer surface opposite an inner surface; and   a compliant material coupled to the outer surface, wherein the compliant material extends radially outward from the outer surface, and wherein the compliant material is configured to compress in response to receiving a force.   
     
     
         2 . The deployment unit of  claim 1 , wherein the force comprises a first force and a second force, and wherein the first force is different from the second force. 
     
     
         3 . The deployment unit of  claim 2 , wherein the first force is received in response to the body being inserted into the bay of the handle, and wherein the second force is received in response to a deployment of the deployment unit. 
     
     
         4 . The deployment unit of  claim 2 , wherein the first force comprises a compression force, and wherein the second force comprises a recoil force. 
     
     
         5 . The deployment unit of  claim 1 , wherein the compliant material comprises an elastomeric material. 
     
     
         6 . The deployment unit of  claim 1 , wherein the compliant material comprises a non-conductive material. 
     
     
         7 . The deployment unit of  claim 1 , wherein the compliant material comprises a plurality of compliant materials. 
     
     
         8 . The deployment unit of  claim 7 , wherein a first compliant material of the plurality of compliant materials is coupled to the outer surface at a first location, wherein a second compliant material of the plurality of compliant materials is coupled to the outer surface at a second location, and wherein the first location is circumferentially offset from the second location. 
     
     
         9 . The deployment unit of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of compliant materials are positioned symmetrically around the outer surface. 
     
     
         10 . The deployment unit of  claim 7 , wherein a first compliant material of the plurality of compliant materials is separated from a second compliant material of the plurality of compliant materials by a first distance, wherein the first compliant material of the plurality of compliant materials is separated from a third compliant material of the plurality of compliant materials by a second distance, and wherein the first distance is different from the second distance. 
     
     
         11 . A conducted electrical weapon comprising:
 a handle defining a bay;   a deployment unit configured to be inserted within the bay; and   a compliant material configured to interface with an outer surface of the deployment unit and an inner surface of the bay, wherein the compliant material is configured to compress in response to receiving a force.   
     
     
         12 . The conducted electrical weapon of  claim 11 , wherein the force comprises a compression force, and wherein the compliant material is positioned and configured to interface with the deployment unit to at least partially center the deployment unit within the bay and along a firing axis of the handle. 
     
     
         13 . The conducted electrical weapon of  claim 11 , wherein the force comprises a recoil force, and wherein the compliant material is positioned and configured to at least partially receive the recoil force in response to a deployment of the deployment unit. 
     
     
         14 . The conducted electrical weapon of  claim 11 , wherein the force comprises a compression force, and wherein the compliant material is positioned and configured to apply an increased normal force between the outer surface of the deployment unit and the inner surface of the bay. 
     
     
         15 . The conducted electrical weapon of  claim 11 , wherein the compliant material is coupled to an inner surface of the bay, and wherein the compliant material is configured to interface with the outer surface of the deployment unit in response to the deployment unit being inserted within the bay. 
     
     
         16 . The conducted electrical weapon of  claim 11 , wherein the compliant material is coupled to the outer surface of the deployment unit, and wherein the compliant material is configured to interface with the inner surface of the bay in response to the deployment unit being inserted within the bay. 
     
     
         17 . The conducted electrical weapon of  claim 16 , wherein the deployment unit comprises a recess defined on the outer surface of the deployment unit, and wherein the compliant material is coupled within the recess. 
     
     
         18 . The conducted electrical weapon of  claim 16 , wherein the compliant material comprises a rectangular shape, and wherein the compliant material extends axially along the outer surface of the deployment unit. 
     
     
         19 . The conducted electrical weapon of  claim 16 , wherein the compliant material is coupled to the outer surface of the deployment unit at a rear surface of the deployment unit. 
     
     
         20 . The conducted electrical weapon of  claim 16 , wherein the compliant material comprises a first structure and a second structure, wherein the first structure is coupled to the outer surface of the deployment unit at one of a top surface, a bottom surface, a left side, or a right side of the deployment unit, and wherein the second structure is coupled to the outer surface of the deployment unit at an other of the top surface, the bottom surface, the left side, or the right side of the deployment unit.