US 12,264,899 B2
Anchors for entangling projectiles
Elwood Norris, Poway, CA (US); John Bailey, Poway, CA (US); Milan Cerovic, Tempe, AZ (US); and David Richter, Tempe, AZ (US)
Assigned to Wrap Technologies, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US)
Filed by Wrap Technologies, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/295,713.
Prior Publication US 2024/0337471 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. F41H 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC F41H 13/0006 (2013.01) 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An anchor for use in an entangling projectile, the anchor comprising:
at least two segments, including a head segment and a tail segment, each of said head segment and the tail segment including an extension portion, the at least two segments being positionable relative to one another in at least a first, primary configuration and a second, laterally displaced configuration;
a coil spring having an inner core, each of the extension portions of the head and tail segments installed within an opposing end of the inner core of the coil spring, the coil spring operable to apply a restorative force to one or both of the head segment and the tail segment, the restorative force tending to return the respective segments into the primary configuration after being laterally moved into the displaced configuration; and
one or more hook segments carried by the head segment, the one or more hook segments operable to engage the person of a subject about which the entangling projectile has been deployed.