Patent ID: 6997020

Claim:
Wrist retention apparatus for hand cuffs that have two curved jaws, and a pivot connection for the jaws, comprising in combination: a) an insert configured to interfit one jaw and present a wrist engaging curved surface toward the other jaw, b) the insert having a tang configured to fit over a terminal of said jaw, c) said tang being curved and open sided to fit sidewardly on said jaw terminal, between two sections of the other jaw, the tang projecting away from the insert, at a free end thereof, d) the insert being channel shaped and having two parallel walls at opposite sides of a slot, to straddle the one jaw, e) and including oppositely projecting and spaced apart protuberances on said walls and defining spaced stop shoulders to be received adjacent outer edges of said one jaw, for retaining the insert in assembled position on said one jaw.