Patent ID: 7275889

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a chase vehicle supporting at a front end thereof, and at an elevation approximately at the center of tires of the chase vehicle, a projectile housed within a tubular projectile launcher; a tether having a length of tether line coiled thereon, one end of the tether line fixed to the projectile; the projectile launcher providing a propulsor positioned and adapted for propelling the projectile from the launcher forward of the chase vehicle; a video camera positioned adjacent to the tubular projectile launcher for sighting forward of the chase vehicle at an elevation of the projectile; a video image display positioned for viewing from within the chase vehicle, the video image display adapted for receiving an image from the video camera for targeting the projectile on a tire of a pursued vehicle, and a propulsor enabler within the chase vehicle, the propulsor enabler in communication with the propulsor for launching the projectile.