Patent ID: 8904832

Claim:
A handcuff comprising: a first half bracelet having a first end, a second end, and a curved shape, said second end including a base; a second half bracelet having a first end, a second end, and a curved shape, said first end of said second half bracelet pivotally coupled to said first end of said first half bracelet wherein said first and said second half bracelets are curved outwardly to form an enclosed area; a first compression control mechanism comprising a first lever pivotally coupled to said first half bracelet; a second compression control mechanism comprising a second lever pivotally coupled to said second half bracelet; and a locking mechanism disposed within a housing of said base and operable to engage a toothed portion of said second half bracelet, said locking mechanism having a locked mode that prevents relative movement of said first half bracelet and said second half bracelet in a constriction direction upon said first compression control mechanism being triggered by a displacement of said first lever relative to said first half bracelet and said second compression control mechanism being triggered by a displacement of said second lever relative to said second half bracelet.