Projectile impact simulation device

1 . A projectile impact simulation device, comprising:

a front housing having a circuit board and at least two conductive, high-voltage receptacles each electrically coupled to the circuit board and configured to receive a first end of a high-voltage pin therein;

a rear housing coupled to the front housing and having a back surface distal to the front housing, the back surface configured to rest adjacent to the body of a user when the user wears the projectile impact simulation device;

a mounting attachment coupled to the back surface of the rear housing and configured to directly couple the projectile impact simulation device to the user or an article of clothing worn by the user;

at least two high-voltage pins embedded within the rear housing and configured to mateably couple with the at least two high-voltage receptacles, each of the at least two high-voltage pins having a head with a convex contact surface; and

a shock zone on the back surface of the rear housing comprising the area between at least two contact pads, the at least two contact pads exposed on the back surface of the rear housing and each of the at least two contact pads having an electrical contact extending into the rear housing, each electrical contact comprising a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion extending from the first portion in a second direction different from the first direction such that when the second portion contacts the convex contact surface of a corresponding high-voltage pin of the at least two high-voltage pins, the electrical contact is configured to flex and exert a pushing force against the convex contact surface of the head of the corresponding high-voltage pin to maintain contact with the convex contact surface of the head of the corresponding high-voltage pin;

wherein when a voltage differential is applied across the at least two high-voltage pins, the voltage differential is carried to the at least two contact pads and wherein the projectile impact simulation device is configured to deliver a maximum shock having an average current of less than 500 milliamps (mA) through plurality of charge pulses in the shock zone to the at least two contact pads; and

wherein when the projectile impact simulation device is worn by the user, the projectile impact simulation device is configured to deliver an electric shock to the user through any clothing positioned between the projectile impact simulation device and skin of the user as a simulation of a projectile impact.

2 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 1 , wherein the mounting attachment is at least one of a clip configured to slide onto and grip an article of clothing and a loop configured to receive and be supported by a band.

3 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 2 , wherein the band has a hole and the mounting attachment has a projection configured to extend through the hole when the band extends through the loop.

4 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 1 , further comprising a control switch configured to select a desired shock delivery time from among at least one of 1 second, 750 milliseconds (ms), 500 ms, and 250 ms.

5 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 1 , wherein the average current less than 500 mA is an average current less than 300 mA.

6 . A projectile impact simulation device, comprising:

a housing having a circuit board, at least two conductive, high-voltage receptacles each electrically coupled to the circuit board, and a back surface configured to rest adjacent to the body of a user when the user wears the projectile impact simulation device;

at least two high-voltage pins embedded within the housing and coupled with the at least two high-voltage receptacles; and

a shock zone on the back surface of the housing comprising the area between at least two contact pads, the at least two contact pads exposed on the back surface of the housing and each of the at least two contact pads having an electrical contact extending into the housing, each electrical contact configured to flex from a first angle to a second angle different from the first angle when the electrical contact contacts a corresponding high-voltage pin of the at least two high-voltage pins to maintain contact with the corresponding high-voltage pin;

wherein when a voltage differential is applied across the at least two high-voltage pins, the voltage differential is carried to the at least two contact pads, and wherein the projectile impact simulation device is configured to deliver an electric shock having a maximum average current of less than 500 milliamps (mA) through plurality of charge pulses in the shock zone to the at least two contact pads; and

wherein when the projectile impact simulation device is worn by the user, the projectile impact simulation device is configured to deliver the electric shock to the user as a simulation of a projectile impact.

7 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 6 , further comprising a control switch configured to select a desired shock delivery time from among at least one of 1 second, 750 milliseconds (ms), 500 ms, and 250 ms.

8 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 6 , wherein the average current less than 500 mA is an average current less than 300 mA.

9 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 6 , wherein each of the at least two high-voltage pins has a head with a convex contact surface.

10 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 9 , wherein each of the electrical contacts is configured to maintain contact with the convex contact surface of the head of the corresponding high-voltage pin of the at least two high-voltage pins.

11 . A projectile impact simulation device, comprising:

a housing having a back surface configured to rest adjacent the body of a user when the user wears the projectile impact simulation device and comprising at least two high-voltage pins; and

a shock zone on the back surface of the housing comprising an area between at least two contact pads, the at least two contact pads exposed on the back surface of the housing and each having an electrical contact extending into a rear housing, each electrical contact configured to flex when contacting a corresponding high-voltage pin of the at least two high-voltage pins and maintain contact with the corresponding high-voltage pin;

wherein when a voltage differential is applied across the at least two high-voltage pins, the voltage differential is carried to the at least two contact pads and wherein the projectile impact simulation device is configured to deliver an electric shock having a maximum average current of less than 750 milliamps (mA) through plurality of charge pulses in the shock zone to the at least two contact pads; and

wherein when the projectile impact simulation device is worn by the user, the projectile impact simulation device is configured to deliver the electric shock to the user as a simulation of a projectile impact.

12 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 11 , the housing further having at least two conductive, high-voltage receptacles each electrically coupled to a power source.

13 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 12 , wherein the at least two high-voltage pins are configured to mateably couple with the at least two high-voltage receptacles.

14 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 11 , further comprising a mounting attachment coupled to the back surface of the housing and configured to directly couple the projectile impact simulation device to the user or an article of clothing worn by the user.

15 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 14 , wherein the mounting attachment has a plurality of stabilization ribs configured to grip the article of clothing of the user.

16 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 11 , wherein a length of each of the at least two contact pads extends over a majority of a length of the back surface of the rear housing.

17 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 11 , wherein each of the at least two high-voltage pins has a head with a convex contact surface.

18 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 17 , wherein each of the electrical contacts is configured to maintain contact with the convex contact surface of the head of the corresponding high-voltage pin of the at least two high-voltage pins.

19 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 11 , further comprising a control switch configured to select a desired shock delivery time from among at least one of 1 second, 750 milliseconds (ms), 500 ms, and 250 ms.

20 . The projectile impact simulation device of claim 11 , wherein the average current less than 750 mA is an average current less than 400 mA.