Patent ID: 7111559

Claim:
A projectile for being launched from a hand-operable air gun by a law enforcement officer, said projectile comprising: a conductive front section comprising a housing having a substantially cylindrical shape and a centrally disposed longitudinal axis, said housing including a conductive sleeve wrapped about an outer surface thereof, a strike plate having a substantially annular shape and including a conductive contact ring integral therewith wherein said strike plate is axially movable about said housing, said strike plate further having a plurality of apertures randomly spaced therethrough for reducing air-resistance exerted against said strike plate during operating conditions, said strike plate further comprising a plurality of spike members electrically coupled to said contact ring and radially spaced along a perimeter thereof; a conductive tip section removably attachable to said housing and being disposed forwardly of said strike plate, said tip section comprising a plurality of flange portions extending outwardly therefrom and being arranged in a substantially foxtail pattern so that said projectile can remain effectively engaged with a target after said tip section pierces an outer surface of the target; means for oscillating said strike plate along a selected path after a forward momentum is exerted onto said projectile, said oscillating means being secured to said housing so that said spike members are caused to engage the target after said tip section engages the target; a power supply source disposed within said housing and including wiring electrically coupled to said tip section and said strike members respectively; and a non-conductive rear section removably attachable to said front section and being provided with a hollow channel extending substantially parallel to the axis wherein the air gun receives said projectile through the channel; wherein said tip section defines a first electrode for distributing a positive charge to the target and said spike members define a plurality of second electrodes for respectively distributing a negative charge to the target, said positive and negative electrodes generating an electric current for inducing a short circuit and thereby disabling an electronic control module of the target upon impact.