US 12,305,955 B2
Extendable baton with damage resistant locking mechanism
Kevin Parsons, Appleton, WI (US); and Siu Ngai Wang, Hong Kong (CN)
Assigned to Armament Systems and Procedures, Inc., Appleton, WI (US)
Filed by ARMAMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES, INC., Appleton, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/098,222.
Application 18/098,222 is a continuation of application No. 16/635,492, granted, now 11,585,630, previously published as PCT/US2019/051242, filed on Sep. 16, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/732,745, filed on Sep. 18, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0152055 A1, May 18, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F41B 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC F41B 15/027 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An extendable baton, comprising;
a base section, the base section being tubular and having a lengthwise axis, a first annular recess on an inner surface of a distal end and a release button on a proximal end, the first annular recess having a width;
at least one extendable section, the extendable section being tubular and dimensioned to nest inside the base section coaxially with the longitudinal axis, the extendable section comprising a locking clutch on a proximate end, the locking clutch comprising:
one single slot disposed on the proximate end of the extendable section;
a clutch plate inserted through and disposed at least partially within the slot, the clutch plate including a locking portion having an arc that fits within the slot and a thickness that fits within the width of the first annular recess, and a control aperture portion;
a guide cap inserted into and disposed on the proximate end of the extendable section including a guide aperture, the clutch plate seated within the guide cap through the one single slot wherein a distal end of the guide cap terminates at a distal end of the clutch plate;
at least one spring disposed to bias between the guide cap and the clutch plate forcing the clutch plate outwardly from the slot of the extendable section; and
a control rod connected to the release button, the control rod being insertable through the guide aperture and the control aperture to retract the clutch plate toward the slot of the extendable section when the release button is depressed.