STUN GRENADE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF

Abstract

A stun grenade for repelling or defending against threats, and to a method for assembling the stun grenade. For this purpose, the main bodies of the stun grenades are produced separately from the flash charge containers. The flash charge containers are designed as at least one container for this purpose, which can be filled with at least one effect charge via an opening. The flash charge containers are then closed water-tight. The main bodies of the stun grenades can likewise be produced separately and comprise at least one cut-out for inserting the flash charge containers into the stun grenade. Thus, in case of use, the stun grenades can be assembled by mounting at least one flash charge container in the main body.

Claims

1. A stun grenade comprising: a main body; and an ignition device having at least one recess in the main body, which can accommodate a flash charge container, wherein the flash charge container is a separate container, wherein the flash charge container contains at least one effect charge, wherein the flash charge container is configured to be watertight, and wherein the flash charge container is configured to be heat-permeable and/or combustible to be able to ignite the effect charge by the ignition device.

2. The stun grenade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the effect charge causes optical and/or acoustic effects by burn-up.

3. The stun grenade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flash charge container is designed as an individual container or is designed as a coherent unit of multiple containers.

4. The stun grenade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flash charge container has at least one opening through which the effect charge is insertable into the flash charge container.

5. The stun grenade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening is adapted to be closed by a cover and/or attachment.

6. The stun grenade as claimed in claim 5, wherein the cover of the flash charge container and the flash charge container are produced from combustible material, paperboard and/or plastic.

7. The stun grenade as claimed in claim 3, wherein the flash charge container comprises containers of different volume.

8. The stun grenade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flash charge container is held in the recess by force fit and/or a latching.

9. The stun grenade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flash charge container is held and pressed in its recess by a sleeve.

10. A method for assembling the stun grenade as claimed in claim 1, the method comprising: producing separately the main body from the flash charge containers; filling the flash charge containers with the effect charges separately from the main bodies; inserting the flash charge containers into the recess only when required.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the flash charge containers are closed by covers and/or attachments following filling.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein, following the introduction of the flash charge containers into their recesses, the main body is pressed into a sleeve such that plugging of the flash charge containers is ensured.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein, following the introduction of the flash charge containers into their recesses, the main body is closed by a closing element such that plugging of the flash charge containers is ensured.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein by pressing into the sleeve or by attaching the closing element, the stun grenade is closed in a watertight manner.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus, are not limitive of the present invention, and wherein:

[0033] FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a flash charge container according to the invention;

[0034] FIG. 2 shows an exemplary embodiment of a cover of a flash charge container;

[0035] FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of a coherent unit of a flash charge container with corresponding cover;

[0036] FIG. 4 shows a cross section of a stun grenade according to the invention having radially arranged recesses for the flash charge containers; and

[0037] FIG. 5 shows a cross section of a stun grenade according to the invention having axially arranged recesses for the flash charge containers.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] FIG. 1 shows a bowl as an unclosed flash charge container 10 according to the invention as a separate container, which has an opening 11 toward the upper side. Through this opening 11, the flash charge container 10 can be filled with an effect charge. It is likewise possible to put multiple effect charges into a flash charge container 10. In this case, multiple effects can be triggered with a time offset as a flash charge container 10 burns up.

[0039] The flash charge containers 10 are produced separately from the main bodies 22 of the stun grenades 20 and can also be stored separately from the main bodies 22 of the stun grenades 20 until final assembly in the event of use.

[0040] FIG. 2 shows a cover 12 according to the invention for sealing off the flash charge container 10. Here, the flash charge container comprises a bowl and a cover. Following filling of the bowl with the effect charges, said bowl is closed in a watertight manner by a cover 12. The water-tightness is a precondition that, following storage, the function of the flash charge container 10 is ensured in the event of use.

[0041] As an alternative to the sealing by means of a cover 12, the flash charge containers 10 can also be closed by means of attachments, such as stickers by means of adhesive tape. It is merely important that a watertight closure of the flash charge container 10 is ensured.

[0042] FIG. 3 shows a unit comprising multiple containers 13, which together represent the open flash charge container 10. This embodiment of a flash charge container 10 as a coherent unit comprising multiple containers 13 has the advantage that various effect charges can be put into the individual containers 13. In this way, not only is time-offset activation of different effect charges possible, but also simultaneous activation. Here, by means of containers 13 with different volumes, the respective effect duration can be controlled.

[0043] The unit of the multiple containers 13 as flash charge containers 10 must also be closed in a watertight manner for storage. This is done in FIG. 3 by means of the cover 12 illustrated. The latter can be done by pressing or by latching possibilities on the flash charge container 10, by means of which the opening 10 through which the individual containers 13 of the flash charge container 10 are filled is closed.

[0044] The embodiments according to the invention from FIGS. 1 and 3 can be filled with the appropriate effect charge or the appropriate effect charges following their production, and stored separately from the main bodies 22 of the stun grenades 20. The main bodies 22 of the stun grenades 20 can be produced and likewise stored separately from the flash charge containers 10.

[0045] In the event of use, for the final assembly the necessary flash charge containers 10 are inserted into the corresponding recesses 21 in the main bodies 22 of the stun grenades 20. In FIG. 4, by way of example, radial introduction of flash charge containers 10 into the recesses 21 provided radially for this purpose is shown.

[0046] The introduction of the flash charge containers 10 into the corresponding recesses 21 can be done here via latching connections or clamping connections. It is likewise possible, following the introduction of the flash charge containers 10, to press a sleeve 24 into the main body 22, which sleeve holds the flash charge containers 10 in the recesses 21. The application of the sleeve 24 ensures plugging of the flash charge containers 10, which is intended to ensure a build-up of pressure in the flash charge containers 10 in order to be able to implement acoustic effects. Such a build-up in pressure is likewise made possible in that, as a result of attaching a cover 12, the flash charge containers 10 are themselves plugged. In this case, the application of the sleeve 24 can be dispensed with.

[0047] An ignition device 23 ensures that the stun grenade 20 is ignited. For this purpose, use can be made of a lever. However, electrical or chemical ignition devices can also be comprised by the ignition device 23. Following the ignition of the ignition device 23, this ensures, by burning up, that the flash charge containers 21 are likewise ignited. The ignition device 23 can contain at least one delay charge for this purpose. The ignition device 23 ignites the effect charge of the flash charge containers 10 without additional ignition devices in the flash charge containers 10.

[0048] FIG. 5 shows an axial introduction of the flash charge containers 10 into corresponding recesses 21. Here, the flash charge containers 10 are inserted into the corresponding recesses 21 from a base surface of the main body 22. This is the preferred introduction of the flash charge containers 10 into the main body 22 of the stun grenade 20 when the flash charge container 10 is configured as a coherent unit of multiple containers 13.

[0049] Here, the flash charge containers 10 are pushed axially into the corresponding recesses 21 and then the base surface through which the flash charge containers 10 have been pushed into the recesses 21 is closed by means of a closing element 25. As a result of the attachment of the closing element 25, it is again ensured that plugging of the flash charge container 10 takes place. Here, too, once more the flash charge container 10 can be configured in such a way that it is plugged from the start. In this case, the introduction of the closing element 25 is no longer absolutely necessary.

[0050] Such a closing element 25 can likewise be attached by latching connections or press fits. A further advantage resulting from the use of a closing element 25 or a pressed-on sleeve 24 resides in the fact that the stun grenade 20 itself can be closed in a watertight manner. This is important if, following the final assembly, the finally assembled stun grenade 20 is to be stored further for a long time.

[0051] The present invention is not restricted to the aforementioned features, instead further embodiments are conceivable. Thus, the main body can have radial and axial recesses, the flash charge containers can have a different shape, such as spherical or conical, or the ignition device of the stun grenade can have one or more delay charges, in order to ignite one or more flash charge containers at different times.

[0052] The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are to be included within the scope of the following claims: