EP0331035B1 - Schlagstock mit Kreuzgriff - Google Patents

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EP0331035B1
EP0331035B1 EP19890103265 EP89103265A EP0331035B1 EP 0331035 B1 EP0331035 B1 EP 0331035B1 EP 19890103265 EP19890103265 EP 19890103265 EP 89103265 A EP89103265 A EP 89103265A EP 0331035 B1 EP0331035 B1 EP 0331035B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B15/00—Weapons not otherwise provided for, e.g. nunchakus, throwing knives
    • F41B15/02—Batons; Truncheons; Sticks; Shillelaghs

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  • This invention relates to a guard baton or police billy or the like, and in particular to a crosshandled guard baton.
  • crosshandled guard baton means a guard baton which has a short handle branchedly secured on a main club body at midway between an end and the central portion of the club length.
  • a conventional guard baton of this type is described in US Patent 4132409.
  • the guard baton comprises a club having a crosshandle rigidly secured thereto and extending perpendicularly therefrom.
  • An outer part of the handle defines a gripping surface which is stationary with respect to the club.
  • a sleeve is rotatably mounted on the handle between the club and the gripping surface.
  • the handle is axially divided into a stationary portion and a rotatable portion, the former being gripped by several fingers of the user's hand to brake rotating or swinging motions of the club.
  • the crosshandle In use, the crosshandle is gripped with the thumb and first and second fingers positioned around the stationary portion and with the third and fourth fingers around the rotatable sleeve.
  • This guard baton is not adapted to a great number of users who may have very weak gripping force with the third and fourth fingers for rotating motions of the club.
  • this guard baton is of circular section.
  • the present invention overcomes the above-mentioned drawbacks with an improved crosshandled guard baton which comprises a club, a crosshandle and possibly a mounting base between the club and the crosshandle.
  • the crosshandle has a stationary portion and a rotatable portion with respect to the club.
  • the crosshandle is elliptic in section the major axis of which is conformed to the axis of the club.
  • the stationary portion of the crosshandle is formed by a central grip member fastened to a shaft extending axially and internally of the crosshandle, the shaft being fixed on the club and on the mounting base.
  • the rotatable portion of the crosshandle is formed by a lower grip member and an upper grip member rotatably mounted around the shaft and respectively adjacent to the lower end and the upper end of the central grip member, the lower or upper grip member being removable from the rest of the crosshandle.
  • this crosshandled guard baton comprises a club having a longitudinal axis and a crosshandle transversely branched on the club at a place toward a club end, wherein the crosshandle has a branching length comparable to a breadthal length of a man's hand and is defined by three portional members of a lower grip, central grip and upper grip which are laid on one another to form a stand on a mounting base on the club, and internally of the crosshandle a longitudinal shaft is secured on the mounting base and is extended to reach through a top end of the upper grip, and the shaft is rotatably supported with the lower and upper grips while the central grip is fastened to the shaft such that the club is turnable around the crosshandle with a concurrent motion of the central grip, keeping the lower and upper ones in independence of the motion of the club and central grip.
  • the crosshandle comprises devices for removing the lower or upper grip from rest of the members defining the crosshandle.
  • the crosshandle comprises two portional members consisting of a main grip and an upper grip which are laid on each other to form a stand on the main grip integrally extending on the club.
  • a shaft is secured on the top of the main grip and is extended internally of the crosshandle to reach through the top end of the upper grip.
  • the shaft is rotatably supported with the upper grip such that the club is turnable around the crosshandle with a concurrent motion of the main grip, keeping the upper grip in independence of the motion with the club and main grip.
  • the crosshandle comprises a device for removing the upper grip from the rest of the crosshandle.
  • the stationary portion of the crosshandle is formed by a main grip member the lower end of which is secured on the club.
  • the rotatable portion of the crosshandle is formed by an upper grip member rotatably mounted around a shaft which is fastened to the top of the main grip member the upper grip member being removable from the main grip member.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an inventive embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 shows a plan view cut at X -X line noted in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 shows a vertical view in section of another inventive embodiment featuring in comprising upper and lower grip members being rotatable.
  • Fig. 4 shows a vertical view in section of a still another inventive embodiment featuring in comprising a upper grip member being only rotatable.
  • Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of further another inventive embodiment featuring in comprising a strap band.
  • Fig. 6 shows a vertical view in section of the embodiment as shown in Fig. 5.
  • Fig. 7 shows an exploded view of a shaft comprised in the embodiment as shown in Fig. 5.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an inventive embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 shows a plan view cut at X -X line noted in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 shows a vertical view in section of another inventive embodiment featuring in comprising upper and lower grip members being rotatable
  • FIG. 8 shows a vertical view, but partly in section, of an embodiment featuring in an anti-slip cover being applied on a club.
  • Figs. 9 to 12 show vertical views, but partly in section, of embodiments featuring in internal devices of each club.
  • Fig. 13 shows a vertical view, but partly in section, of an embodiment featuring in equipment of a gas ejecting device in a club.
  • Fig. 14 shows a vertical view, but partly in section, of an embodiment featuring in equipment of a lighting device in a club.
  • Fig. 15 shows a perspective view of an embodiment featuring in equipment of a lighting device and a gas ejecting device in a club.
  • Fig. 16 shows a vertical view, but partly in section, of the embodiment as shown in Fig. 15. Figs.
  • FIG. 17 and 18 show vertical views, but partly in section, of embodiments featuring in equipment of a jabbing device.
  • Fig. 19 shows a perspective view of an embodiment featuring in application of a removable anti-slip device.
  • Fig. 20 shows a vertical view, but partly in section, of an embodiment featuring in application of an anti-slip cap.
  • 1 is a club which is made of a hard material, for instance, wood, metal or plastic and, in the case of a plastic, it is recommended to reinforce it with tough aramid fibers, for instance, Kevlar (brandname), by interlacing such fibers in plastic layers with orientation to an longitudinal axis of the club 1.
  • Size of a club 1 is preferably about 60 cm in length and about 3 cm in diameter.
  • a handle 2 is transversely branched at a place toward an end of the club 1, a mounting base or saddle base 3 being formed to offer a flat face at the place as mentioned, on which laid first is a lower grip member 4 which is shaped to be a round brick, the contact plane of the lower grip 4 to the base 3 being formed to make a slide contact plane 5, of which function will appear later.
  • a central grip member 6 is laid on the grip member 4 to form a similar slide contact plane 11 inbetween and thereafter an upper grip member 8a is laid on the central one 6 likewise to form a slide contact plane 12 inbetween, thereto another upper grip or cap 8b is fitted over on top, but between members 8a and 8b no slide plane is made.
  • a handgrip as a handle, size of which is therefore preferably about 11 cm long and diameter of the cap member 8b is about 3.5 cm, wherein assembled grip members as a whole are preferably shaped to take a form, like a bowling pin, easy to handgrip as shown in the drawings, in other words, round side faces of the lower grip 4 and upper grip 8a are squeezed to recurve and a similar side of the central grip is made like a barrel flank, wherein an outside shape of the handle may be varied from round in section, for instance, to be elliptic in section for further ease to handgrip as shown in Fig. 2.
  • a shaft 13a, 13b (two segments are connected in alignment, but often represented by 13) is provided longitudinally of the handle 2 and is at its footing end secured on a screw 14 which is mounted transversely of the club axis, as Fig. 3 shows.
  • the footing end may be constructed integrally with the base 3 and is extended vertically to reach top end of the grip 8a with some interconnection midway as shown in Fig. 3 wherein the shaft 13 is rotatably supported with ball bearings 16, 16, 16, 16, mounted at two vertical ends of two grip members, lower and upper, while the shaft 13 is fastened with the central grip 6, (see Fig. 2. It shows the shaft 13 in square section at X - X line in Fig. 1).
  • rotatably supported means that, when a rotatably supported grip is firmly held externally, the grip member held externally remains stationary while internally the shaft 13 is let move or turn, and as will be apparent later, in use, two grips of the lower and upper are recommended to be held by the hand palm while the center grip is let free to turn with the club. and, when the turning club is intended to stop, a touch onto the central grip is used to effect braking action. Therefore, several lateral grooves 7 are provided on the central grip to enhance friction against the hand palm.
  • the cap 8b is mounted on the upper grip 8a with a screw fastener 9 and, when disassembling is intended, undoing the fastener 9 leads to easy finish of disassembly.
  • Fig. 7 shows a shaft assembly in exploded form wherein 14 is a king pin screw 14 which will be set transversely across the club 1 to fit in a footing end of the shaft 13a and top end of the shaft 13a is designed to screw-connect to another segment of the shaft 13b which is equipped with ball bearings (not shown) and 15 is a screw to fasten or to clamp the assembly as a whole on top.
  • 20 is a mounting end for a strap.
  • internal core portion 22 of the club 1 is made of a hard material, for instance, a hard plastic and cladded or covered with an elastic, for instance, spongy material 23 to avoid a undesirable slip.
  • the club is internally made to be a longitudinal hollow space, which is divided to two spaces 17, 24 in the case of Fig. 9 and two end openings 18, 25 are closed by plugs 19, 26, wherein a weight 27 composed of metal particles or beads is provided to accelerate the centrifugal force.
  • the hollow space 17 is connected to an end opening 25 which is closed by a plug 26.
  • a plug 26 In the case of an embodiment of Fig.
  • the club is so designed as to be connected of two segments 1a, 1b and the segment 1b contains a weight 27 and is connected by screw-fitting 28, 29 to the segment 1a so that an independent compartment 24 is formed in the segment 1a which will be made use to store small properties of a user.
  • this embodiment is featured in fiber reinforcement 30 with use of a tough kind of fiber as noted before.
  • this embodiment is featured in equipment of a gas ejecting device contained in the club body 1, wherein 32 is a gas bomb and 34 is a nob switch or trigger to burst the bomb and 33 is a gas ejecting nozzle, 35 is a nozzle hole, through which an exploded gas, for instance, tear gas or smoky gas will be ejected outside.
  • this embodiment is featured in equipment of a lightening device in the club interior, in place of the gas ejector in the foregoing. Mentioning the lightening device, therein 36 is a battery, 37 is a lamp, 38 is a switch and 39 is a lens as is easily understood.
  • Figs. 15 and 16 features are that internal devices of the club 1; a lighting device and a gas ejecting device are accommodated in two divided spaces of the club 1, wherein a direction of casting light and that of ejecting a gas are conformed as is shown to left in the drawing, and the device for ejecting a gas is set in the right-half space 17 and a nozzle 33 is directed to left therein.
  • the lighting device is unnecessary, the lamp 37 is recommended to be removed and a cap 26 as shown in Fig. 15 is applied in place.
  • a pointing device in internal devices of the club 1, in a space adjacent to an end opposite to a grip portion 45, a pointing device is mounted so as to facilitate a jab action wherein a plug 26 is provided with a through hole 40 and therethrough a pointer member 41 is fitted and an assembly of the pointer 41 and the plug 26 is set so as to connect to a pack 42 mounted inwardly wherein a tip of the pointer 41 is adjusted to be slightly out of the rod end, and 43 is a shock absorber.
  • a plug 26 is designed to serve as a pointer, which is exchangeable to a normal plug as shown in the left hand end.
  • a cap 46 made of a spongy material, for instance, is applied to avoid a slip.

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  1. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock mit einem Stock (1), einem Querhandgriff (2) und einer Befestigungsbasis (3) zwischen dem Stock und dem Querhandgriff, wobei der Querhandgriff in bezug auf den Stock einen stationären Abschnitt und einen drehbaren Abschnitt hat, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Querhandgriff (2) im Querschnitt elliptisch geformt ist, dessen Hauptachse an die Längsachse des Stocks (1) angepaßt ist, und daß der stationäre Abschnitt von einem zentralen Griffelement (6) gebildet wird, das an einem sich axial und im Innern des Querhandgriffs erstreckenden Schaft (13) befestigt ist, wobei der Schaft an dem Stock und an der Befestigungsbasis (3) befestigt ist, und daß der drehbare Abschnitt von einem unteren Griffelement (4) und einem oberen Griffelement (8a, 8b) gebildet wird, die drehbar um den Schaft und benachbart zu dem unteren Ende bzw. dem oberen Ende des Zentralen Griffelements angeordnet sind, wobei das untere und das obere Griffelement von dem Rest des Querhandgriffs abnehmbar sind.
  2. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock mit einem Stock (1) und einem Querhandgriff (2), der in bezug zu dem Stock mit einem stationären Abschnitt und einem drehbaren Abschnitt versehen ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Querhandgriff (2) im Querschnitt elliptisch ausgeformt ist, wobei dessen Hauptachse an die Längsachse des Stocks (1) angepaßt ist, und daß der stationäre Abschnitt von einem Hauptgriffelement (6) gebildet wird, dessen unteres Ende an dem Stock befestigt ist, der drehbare Abschnitt von einem oberen Griffelement (8a, 8b) gebildet wird, das drehbar um einen Schaft (13b) angeordnet ist, der an der Oberseite des Hauptgriffelements befestigt ist, wobei das obere Griffelement von dem Hauptgriffelement abnehmbar ist.
  3. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Schaft (13) von zwei zueinander ausgerichteten, mit Schrauben verbundenen Segmenten (13a, 13b) gebildet wird.
  4. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei das obere Griffelement ein oberes Griffstück (8a) aufweist, an dessen Oberseite eine Kappe (8b) abnehmbar befestigt ist.
  5. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei der Schaft (13) mittels eines Kugellagers (16) mit dem unteren Griff oder dem oberen Griff drehbar gehalten wird.
  6. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei der Querhandgriff mit einem Ringband (20, 21) versehen ist.
  7. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei der Stock mit einem elastischen Material zur Rutschvermeidung überzogen ist.
  8. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei der Stock in Längsrichtung mit einem oder mehreren Hohlräumen (17, 24) versehen ist, die voneinander getrennt sind, wobei an zwei Enden des Stocks die Hohlräume mittels Stopfen (19, 26) verschlossen sind.
  9. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock nach Anspruch 8, wobei ein Gewicht (27) in dem Hohlraum aufgenommen ist.
  10. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock nach Anspruch 8, wobei der Schlagstock ferner in dem Hohlraum eine Gasausstoßvorrichtung (32-35) aufweist, die nach außerhalb des Stocks gerichtet ist, wobei die Gasausstoßvorrichtung mittels Handbedienung in Betrieb setzbar ist.
  11. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock nach Anspruch 8, wobei der Schlagstock ferner in dem Hohlraum eine Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (36-39) aufweist, die nach außerhalb des Stocks gerichtet ist, wobei die Beleuchtungsvorrichtung mittels Handbedienung in Betrieb setzbar ist.
  12. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock nach Anspruch 8, wobei der längliche Hohlraum an einer Stelle der Befestigungsbasis (3) in zwei Räume getrennt ist, und eine Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (36-39) in einem getrennten Raum und eine Gasausstoßvorrichtung (32-35) in dem anderen Raum untergebracht ist, wobei diese zwei Vorrichtungen unabhängig voneinander bedienbar sind mittels Bedienung eines Schalters (34, 38), der um den Querhandgriff vorgesehen ist.
  13. Querhandgriff-Schlagstock nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, oder Ansprüche 8 bis 11, wobei der Stock (1) mit einer abnehmbaren Antirutsch-Kappe (46) an einem oder zwei Enden versehen ist.
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