Patent ID: 7586732

Claim:
An apparatus for administering an incapacitating electric shock to a person, comprising: a portable power source weighing less than 16 ounces; at least one pair of electrodes operatively associated with said power source, said electrodes configured to deliver a predetermined amount and duration of an electric shock to a person's body; a locking mechanism configured to secure the electrodes at a desired position on said person's body, said locking mechanism comprising a ratchet operatively associated with a band and a magnetic means for reversibly engaging a pawl with said band; a remote control at least comprising an array of buttons, a power source, and a means for generating and transmitting at least one specific radio signal; and wherein said power source is adapted to receive said at least one specific radio signal and in response thereto, subsequently generate a low current electric shock in the range of about 40,000 volts to 80,000 volts.