Stun device for weapons

Abstract

A stun apparatus can include a shock box including a positive terminal electrically coupled to a positive current conductive strip; a negative terminal electrically coupled to a negative current conductive strip; and a stun sleeve having the positive current conductive strip and the negative current conductive strip located along the outside of the stun sleeve. The shock box and the stun sleeve are attached to a weapon. When the shock box is active, current will flow to the positive current conductive strip. If a person grabs onto or touches both the positive and negative current conductive strips, then the current will flow from the positive to the negative through the person’s body, thus shocking or stunning the person. The stun apparatus can reduce the risk that the person is able to take the weapon away from a police or correctional officer or military members.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A stun apparatus comprising: 
 a shock box, wherein the shock box comprises: 
 a housing; 
 a positive terminal, wherein the positive terminal is electrically coupled to a positive current conductive strip; 
 a negative terminal, wherein the negative terminal is electrically coupled to a negative current conductive strip; and 
 a gas discharge tube comprising an input contact electrically coupled to an energy supply device and an output contact electrically coupled to the positive terminal, wherein when a voltage at the input contact becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold voltage, an electrical current arcs within the gas discharge tube from the input contact to the output contact and causes an energy pulse to be delivered to the positive current conductive strip via the positive terminal, and wherein the shock box is configured to cause current to flow to the negative terminal via the negative current conductive strip through a person’s body; 
   a stun sleeve, wherein the stun sleeve comprises the positive current conductive strip and the negative current conductive strip, wherein the shock box and the stun sleeve are attached to the weapon.   
     
     
         2 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the positive terminal is electrically coupled to the positive current conductive strip via a positive current path wire, and wherein the negative terminal is electrically coupled to the negative current conductive strip via a negative current path wire. 
     
     
         3 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the positive current path wire and the negative current path wire are positioned within a wire housing. 
     
     
         4 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein a portion of the positive current path wire and the negative current path wire are unhoused within a wire housing, and further comprising a fastener for securing the unhoused portions to a protrusion of the weapon. 
     
     
         5 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the positive current conductive strip and the negative current conductive strip partially or wholly span a length of the stun sleeve. 
     
     
         6 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein attachment of the stun sleeve to the weapon comprises sliding the stun sleeve onto a protrusion of the weapon. 
     
     
         7 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein an inner diameter of the stun sleeve is dimensioned such that a gap is created between the inner diameter of the stun sleeve and an outer diameter of the protrusion of the weapon. 
     
     
         8 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the stun sleeve is made out of a rigid and electrically non-conductive material. 
     
     
         9 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the stun sleeve has a length, and wherein the length is selected such that the stun sleeve is located between the shock box and an end of a protrusion of the weapon. 
     
     
         10 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein an arc point is located within a gap between the positive current conductive strip and the negative current conductive strip. 
     
     
         11 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the stun apparatus is configured such that simultaneous contact by the person of a portion of the positive current conductive strip and the negative current conductive strip or contact within the arc point or an arc distance causes the current to flow to the negative terminal via the negative current conductive strip through the person’s body. 
     
     
         12 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising an activation switch located adjacent to the shock box, and wherein when the activation switch is pressed, a signal is sent to the input contact via an incoming wire and electrical current from the positive terminal flows through the positive current conductive strip. 
     
     
         13 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a pressure-sensitive mechanism located on a portion of the stun sleeve, and wherein the pressure-sensitive mechanism comprises a first contact, a second contact, and a spring located between and connecting the first contact to the second contact. 
     
     
         14 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein when the spring is compressed a necessary amount, the first contact makes contact with the second contact and a signal is sent to the input contact via an incoming wire and electrical current from the positive terminal flows through the positive current conductive strip. 
     
     
         15 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the stun sleeve is connected to a wire housing, and the wire housing is connected to the housing of the shock box to form a single unit. 
     
     
         16 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein attachment of the stun sleeve and the shock box comprises sliding the stun sleeve onto a protrusion of the weapon and then attaching the shock box to the weapon. 
     
     
         17 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the shock box is attached to a side of the weapon at a location between a trigger guard and an end of a protrusion of the weapon. 
     
     
         18 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the weapon comprises a picatinny rail and wherein the housing of the shock box is attached to the picatinny rail. 
     
     
         19 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing of the shock box comprises a clamp having an open end, wherein the clamp attaches the shock box to a side of the weapon by fitting the clamp over at least a portion of a protrusion of the weapon and then using a connector to secure the clamp to the protrusion. 
     
     
         20 . The stun apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the stun sleeve further comprises a second positive current conductive strip and a second negative current conductive strip, wherein the positive current conductive strip and the second positive current conductive strip are connected in series or parallel, and wherein the negative current conductive strip and the second negative current conductive strip are connected in series or parallel.