Patent ID: 7444939
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: F41H,F42B,H05C

Abstract:
1. An ammunition cartridge for an electrical discharge weapon comprising: a housing having an exterior surface and a first dart chamber and a second dart chamber located within the housing; a first wire tethered dart positioned in the first dart chamber and connected to a first electrical contact; a second wire tethered dart positioned in the second dart chamber and connected to a second electrical contact; a primer having a chemical propellant for launching the first and second wire tethered darts; a contact probe extending from the first electrical contact to a front surface of the ammunition cartridge; a contact probe extending from the second electrical contact to a front surface of the ammunition cartridge; the first electrical contact is positioned on a side surface of the housing; the second electrical contact is positioned on a side surface of the housing opposite the first electrical contact whereby an electrical arc path may cross the exterior surface of the housing.