Patent ID: 6715395
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: F41A,F41C,F41G,F41H

Abstract:
Apparatus for disabling an inflated tire of a land vehicle having an inflated tire and moving on a first path of travel, comprising:a projectile suited for puncturing said inflated tire; a pursuit vehicle trailing the land vehicle while moving along a second path of travel that is generally parallel to the first path of travel; a remote targeting device mounted on said pursuit vehicle and identifying a target area on said inflated tire of the land vehicle; a selectively and remotely actuated projectile launcher carrying said projectile and capable of launching it when suitably triggered, mounted on the pursuit vehicle in a preselected position with respect to said targeting device for launching said projectile at the identified target area; and an electrically operated, remote triggering device for selectively causing said projectile launcher to launch the projectile at the identified target area, puncturing and thereby disabling the tire of the land vehicle.