Patent ID: 7882775

Claim:
A method of entangling a target vehicle having a wheel and tire assembly and rotating components on the underside of the vehicle, the method comprising: providing an entangling device including first and second activation devices, a primary tubular strap having a barb attached to the primary tubular strap, a secondary strap, and first and second pressure generators; positioning the entangling device along an expected path of the target vehicle to entangle at least one of the wheel and tire assembly and the rotating components; activating the first activation device to cause the first pressure generator to pressurize the primary tubular strap; attaching the primary strap to the target by having the barb stick to the tire of the target vehicle; activating the second pressure generator to cause the second pressure generator to deploy the secondary strap; attaching the secondary strap to the target vehicle by deploying the secondary strap from the entangling device and having the secondary strap contact; at least one of the wheel and tire assembly and the rotating components; and releasing at least one of the primary and secondary straps from the entangling device.