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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5645276 | Formed grip for expandable batons A cover for an expandable baton handle is molded onto the handle to provide an integral, unitary handle grip which is permanently bonded to the handle section of the baton. This permits secure bonding and formed contours to conform to the precise shape of... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5595386 | Elongated button lock for expandable batons A detent mechanism for expandable batons of the type having a handle and at least one telescoping section. The detent mechanism including an elongated, substantially rectangular-shaped, locking button designed to provide a wide, flat surface to wide, flat... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5568922 | Composite telescoping baton A telescoping baton having a handle section, a middle section which collapses into the handle section or extends out of the handle section, and an end section which can collapse into the middle section or extend down the middle section. The handle and mid... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5509653 | Expandable baton with resilient member mounted in tip A plurality of accessories which may be assembled in a kit in a compact carrying case for modifying an expandable baton for multiple uses. The kit includes two expandable batons, a coupler, interchangeable tips and a carrying case. Each expandable baton i... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5465960 | Baton with extensible handle and foldable crosshandle A baton, e.g. for use by police, has a shaft and a handle, the handle being movable relative to the shaft between a first position in which it is generally in line with the shaft and a second position in it extends transversely to the shaft. A further han... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5407197 | Expandable baton with coupler A plurality of accessories which may be assembled in a kit in a compact carrying case for modifying an expandable baton for multiple uses. The kit includes two expandable batons, a coupler, interchangeable tips and a carrying case. Each expandable baton i... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5372363 | Composite expandable baton with magnetic retaining means A telescoping baton having a handle section, a middle section which can collapse into the handle section or extend out of the handle section, and an end section which can collapse into the middle section or extend out of the middle section. The handle, mi... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5356139 | Expandable baton with sections made of dissimilar materials An expandable baton includes a plurality of sections adapted to be stowed in a nested, collapsed position. The sections may be opened by swinging the baton in a whipping action into a locked extended position. Each of these sections may be made of similar... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5348297 | Expandable baton with locking joints An expandable baton is constructed of heat treatable alloy steel and is formed according to a method which provides both ease of workability of the component materials and strength for the resultant baton. The disclosed method comprises the steps of first... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5149092 | Locking means for extendable baton An extendable baton includes a hollow tubular barrel with nesting telescoping members which may be extended to a fully expanded position. The telescoping members are held in the closed position and the opened expanded position by a detent lock, with the e... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5110375 | Baton method of heat treating expandable An expandable baton is constructed of heat treatable alloy steel and is formed according to a method which provides both ease of workability of the component materials and strength for the resultant baton. The disclosed method comprises the steps of first... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5041951 | Multipurpose truncheon for body protection A truncheon for body protection in the form of a hollow, telescopic stick made of transparent or red color PC material with electric discharging elements peripherally attached thereto and respectively connected to a battery and a transformer which are rec... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5031827 | Spring whip defensive mechanism having means to permit disassembly thereof A knock down spring whip assembly including a hollow housing which serves as a handgrip, and also stores a spring subassembly formed of lengths of helically wound springs of sequentially increasingly larger diameter size to move between a telescoped posit... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4819137 | Multi-purpose self defense apparatus A self defense baton comprises a handle portion which includes a central portion and a housing member connected to one end of the central portion. A flashlight portion is connected to the other end of the central portion. At least one telescoping member i... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4456255 | Spring whip defensive weapon A spring whip which defines a defensive weapon for emergency use to disarm an attacker carrying and intending to use a knife, gun or any other type of offensive weapon, the spring whip having a hollow housing serving as a hand grip and providing an intern... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4135719 | Spring whip A spring whip is formed of plural lengths of helically wound springs having respectively smaller diameters permitting them to be interconnected about a common axis. The springs are movable between a telescoped storage position, and an extended operative p... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4037839 | Collapsible baton A police baton or the like of telescoping tubular sections normally carried in a collapsed telescoped condition and extensible by releasing a safety lock in the handle and exerting pressure upon an eject button to release a catch and permit an internal ex... | 07/26/1977 |
