CROSSHANDLED GUARD BATON (A)

Abstract: A crosshandled guard baton which comprises a longitudinal club (1) and a crosshandle (A) which is branched thereon at a place toward a club end with a branching length comparable to a breadthal length of a man's hand palm and is comprised of two or three portional grip members which are laid on slidably one another to form a stand on a mounting base (4) on the club. This type of crosshandle is reinforced in this invention with equipment of a lightening device (B) and/or a gas ejecting device (C), which are accommodated in the club interior or in the handle. Thereby, a baton carrier is convenienced in an encounter with a furious assailant in a gloomy area.

Description: This invention relates to a guard baton or police billy or the like, and in particular to a crosshandled guard baton. The term "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 which represents the closest prior art. According to this US patent, 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. Thus, the handle is axially divided into a stationary portion and a rotatable portion. It is also known by US Patent 4479171 a guard baton comprising a hollow club and a fixed crosshandle eventually provided with an outer rotatable sleeve. Within the hollow club is arranged battery means connected with a lamp at an end of the club. Switch means is provided on the top of the handle. The object of the present invention is to provide an improved guard baton equipped with a gas ejecting device and/or a lightening device. According to the invention, and as described in claim 1, there is provided a crosshandled guard baton comprising a club and a crosshandle branched on the club at a place toward a club end and having a branching length comparable to a breathal length of a man's hand palm. The crosshandle comprises a rotatable lower grip portion, a stationary central grip portion, and a rotatable upper grip portion which are slidably laid on one another with a slide plane in between to form a stand on a mounting base which is secured on the club, said club comprising longitudinally and internally one or to hollow spaces separated at the mounting base for accommodating therein at least one of a lightening device and a gas ejecting device. A tubular shaft having a recessed cap member at its top is fed through internally the crosshandle to be secured at its bottom to the club thereby supporting the rotatable upper and lower grip portions and, a rod having operative connection at its top with a lever mounted in a recess formed in the cap member and at its bottom with a ram is sheathed internally of the tubular shaft with up-down mobility, said lever, rod and ran forming a trigger means for activating the device accommodated in the hollow space. The tubular shaft secured an the mounting base is extended to reach through an outer end of the upper grip, and 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 handle with a concurrent motion of the central grip, hence keeping the lower and upper ones in independence of the motion with the club and central grip. Furhter, the handle is modified to dispense with the rotatable lower grip from the rest of the members defining the handle. According to the invention, the crosshandle may comprise a stationary main grip portion and a rotatable upper grip portion instead of the three portional structure described hereinabove and in claim 2. Further, the present invention is particularly directed to the guard batons equipped with a lightening device and/or a gas ejecting device as functional addition. This is useful for improving the performance of hand actions, namely combined with KARATE techniques, in some difficult situations, especially, in a gloomy area or in an encounter with a furious assailant. Other embodiments according to the invention are as set out in claims 3-6. Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an inventive embodiment. Fig. 2 shows a vertical view in section of the embodiment of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a sectional view as seen along a line X - X indicated in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 shows a vertical view in section of another embodiment. Fig. 5 shows a vertical view, partly in section, of an embodiment featuring in equipment of a gas ejecting device in a club. Fig. 6 shows a vertical view, partly in section or enlarged to advantage, of still another embodiment featuring in equipment of a lightening device in a club. These drawings are presented to illustrate the invention and therefore these should not be construed as limiting the invention. And in the drawings a like numeral indicates a like part, and a length of the club is sometimes shortened out of scale without a cut mark and such should not be construed to destroy the invention. With reference to Figs. 1 and 3, 1 is a club which is made of a hard material, for instance, or 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 a 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 A is transversely branched at a place toward an end of the club 1, wherein a mounting base or saddle base 4 is formed to offer a flat face at the place as mentioned, on which laid first is a lower grip member 5 which is shaped to be a round block, wherein a contact plane of the lower grip 5 to the base 4 is formed to make a slide contact plane 6, of which function will appear later. Then, a central grip member 7 is laid on the grip member 5 to form a similar slide contact plane 9 inbetween and thereafter an upper grip member 10 is laid on the central one 7 likewise to form a slide contact plane 14 inbetween, thereto another upper grip or cap 12 is fitted over on top, but between members 10 and 12 still another slide plane 15 is made. These members after assembly as shown in the drawings will be applied to a gripping, size of which is therefore preferably about 11 cm long and diameter of the cap member 12 is about 3.5 cm, wherein assembled grip members as a whole are, as shown in the drawings, preferably shaped to take an appearance like a bowling pin, convenient to a hand-gripping. In other words, round side faces of the lower grip 5 and upper grip 10 are squeezed to recurve such that an angular corner 11 is formed and a similar side of the central grip is made like a barrel flank, and further an outside shape of the handle may be varied from a circle in section, for instance, to be elliptic in section for more convenience to the handgrip as shown by the numeral 7 in Fig. 3. Making reference to internal structures, a tube shaft 13 is provided longitudinally of the handle A and has its footing end secured in the club 1, penetrating through the base 4, and the shaft 13 is extended upwardly to reach a top end of the grip 10 to integrate or combine with the cap member 12 as shown in Fig. 2, wherein the shaft 13 is rotatably supported with ball bearings 2, 2, for the lower grip 5 and the same 2, 2, for the upper grip 10, while the shaft 13 is fastened with the central grip 8 (see Fig. 3. It shows the shaft 13 in square section, at X - X line in Fig. 2). The structure as noted is annotated here to explain functions in the invention. That is, "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, the two grip members of the lower and upper are recommended to be held by the hand palm while the centeral 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 the braking action. Therefore, several lateral grooves 8a are provided around the central grip 7 to enhance friction against the hand palm. The cap 12 is mounted on the upper grip 10 and internally, for the whole length of the tube shaft 13, a trigger rod 23 is sheathed with up-down mobility, and its top end is kept to be a slightly headed above a bottom face of a recess 12a formed in the cap 12 and is in contact with a lever 24 which is pivoted on a side wall of the recess 12a. Making reference to internal structure of the club 1, longitudinally thereof, two hollow spaces are formed internally of the club segment 1a having a shorter range from the base 4 and of the club segment 1b having a longer range from the base 4. And these two spaces 16, 17 are utilized to accommodate one or two functional devices, a lightening device B and/or a gas ejecting device C. Fig. 2 shows an embodiment wherein a lightening device B and a gas ejecting device C are accommodated. Specifically, in the space 16, a gas bomb 21 is inset and its ejecting pipe 22 is led from the bomb front outwardly to an underside of the club 1 to end an opening 22 and at the bomb rearside, a ram having a beveled face 25 is mounted with urging action of a spring 26 and a bottom end of the trigger rod 23 is contacted with the beveled face 25 such that an act on the lever 24 will effect a stroke to the ram 25 which will cause a gas ejection. In the space 17, battery units 19 are inset and connected by a line 3 to a lamp 18 which is mounted in a plug tip 27 with a lens window 40 and an on-off act for lighting is effected by a push at a rearside of the battery unit 19. Specifically, outer portion of the club segment 1b is formed of a plug 20, which is screw-engaged with the rest of the segment 1b, and an elastic packing 20a is incorporated, by which compressibility the on-off act of the battery 19 is effected. In the following descriptions to explain new embodiments, explanations will concentrate to new devices and functions which have not yet been described, with abbreviation for repeated description. With reference to Fig. 4, this embodiment is simplified, firstly, in construction of the handle A, by removing a lower grip member so as to define the handle A with two member of a main grip 8 and an upper grip 10, wherein the main grip 8 is integrated with a base 4 so as to do the same motions with the club 1, and the upper grip 10 is maintained to be rotatable. Further, secondly the on-off act for lighting is designed to effect by a switch 41 which is provided on the club 1 close to the base 4. With reference to Fig. 5, in this embodiment, a hollow space is only formed inside the segment 1a wherein a gas ejecting device is accommodated. A gas ejecting pipe 22 is made feedthrough a plug 27 to open at the end of the plug 27. With reference to Fig. 6, two spaces 16, 17 are formed, but one space 16 is utilized to equip a lightening device B wherein, although the trigger rod 23 is apparent in minor portion, an on-off act for lighting is designed to perform by contact of a bottom end 29 of the rod 23 onto a contact element 31 involved in a line 3, wherein lower portion of the rod 23 is provided with a slenderized step 28 which is wound around by a spring 30 which will recoil back the rod 23 upwardly. 7a is a crossmesh pattern which is formed on the central grip 7 to avoid slippage against the hand.

Claims: A Crosshandled guard baton comprising a club (1) and a crosshandle (A) branched on the club at a place toward a club end and having a branching length comparable to a breathal length of a man's hand palm, characterized in that the crosshandle comprises a rotatable lower grip portion (5), a stationary central grip portion (7), and a rotatable upper grip portion (10) which are slidably laid on one another with a slide plane (6, 9, 14) in between to form a stand on a mounting base (4) which is secured on the club, said club comprising longitudinally and internally one or two hollow spaces (16, 17) separated at the mounting base for accommodating therein at least one of a lightening device (B) and a gas ejecting device (C), and in that a tubular shaft (13) having a recessed cap member (12) at its top is fed internally through the crosshandle to be secured at its bottom to the club thereby supporting the rotatable upper and lower grip portions and, a rod (23) having operative connection at its top with a lever (24) mounted in a recess (12a) formed in the cap member and at its bottom with a ram (25) is sheathed internally of the tubular shaft with up-down mobility, said lever, rod and ram forming a trigger means for activating the device (B or C) accommodated in the hollow space (16 or 17). A Crosshandled guard baton comprising a club (1) and a crosshandle (A) branched on the club at a place toward a club end and having a branching length comparable to a breathal length of a man's hand palm, characterized in that the crosshandle comprises a stationary main grip portion (8) and a rotatable upper grip portion (10) which are slidably laid on one another with a slide plane (6, 9, 14) in between to form a stand on a mounting base (4) which is secured on the club, said club comprising longitudinally and internally one or two hollow spaces (16, 17) separated at the mounting base for accommodating therein at least one of a lightening device (B) and a gas ejecting device (C), and in that a tubular shaft (13) having a recessed cap member (12) at its top is fed internally through the crosshandle to be secured at its bottom to the club thereby supporting the rotatable upper and lower grip portions and, a rod (23) having operative connection at its top with a lever (24) mounted in a recess (12a) formed in the cap member and at its bottom with a ram (25) is sheathed internally of the tubular shaft with up-down mobility, said lever, rod and ram forming a trigger means for activating the device (B or C) accommodated in the hollow space (16 or 17). A crosshandled guard baton as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein a gas bomb (21) comprised in the gas ejecting device (C) is operatively connected with the ram (25), of which an end is formed to be a beveled face. A crosshandled guard baton as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein a lamp (18) comprised in the lightening device (B) is fitted in an end of the club (1) and is lead-connected for a lighting means. A crosshandled guard baton as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein the ram (25) has a slenderized portion, around which a spring (26) is wound to reinforce a recoiling action thereof. A crosshandled guard baton as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein a plug (20) is fitted in an opening formed at an end of the club (1).

Inventors: ASHIHARA, HIDEYUKI
Applicants: ASHIHARA, HIDEYUKI
Application year: 1989
Main classification: F41B15
IPC codes: F21V33, H01S5, H01L21, F41B15, F41H9, H01L29