Patent ID: 7409912
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: F41H,F42B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for converting a weapon for percussion primed ammunition to an electronic weapon for incapacitating a human or animal target, the weapon having a mechanism for initiating propulsion away from the weapon of a projectile of a round, the apparatus for use with a cartridge, the apparatus comprising: a tube; a power supply supported by the tube; and a switch supported by the tube and located by the tube to be operated by the mechanism of the weapon; wherein the tube has a form that allows the tube, the power supply, and the switch as a unit to replace the round when the round is removed from the weapon; when the apparatus is replacing the round, the apparatus is not propelled as a projectile from the weapon in response to operation of the mechanism of the weapon; and an operation of the switch enables the power supply to supply power to the cartridge for delivering an incapacitating electrical charge to the target.