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Granted Patent B2
US 9,821,175 · App. 12/455,172 · Granted Nov 21, 2017

Dynamic entry claw device

Inventors: John A. Dapkins, Jr. (Bloomsbury, NJ); Nicholas Klementowicz, III (Hillsborough, NJ); Kenneth P. Glynn (Flemington, NJ)
Assignee: Jersey Tactical Corp.
A62B3/005B25F1/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,821,175
App. No.
12/455,172
Granted
Nov 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multifunctional tactical device for fire, police, military and other tactical invasive and protective actions includes: a) a claw head having a ram region and a claw region, the ram region having a top of a predetermined width and a bottom that has a predetermined width that is at least 30% wider than the top predetermined width, the claw head having a front with a flat ram area at the ram region, and having a back with a handle attachment, the claw region having a plurality of claws extending downwardly from the bottom of the ram region; b) an elongated handle member having a proximal end and a distal end and being connected to the claw head handle attachment at the distal end.

Claims (20)

1. A multifunctional dynamic entry device for fire, police, military and other tactical invasive and protective actions, which device comprises:

a) a claw head having a ram region and a claw region, said ram region having a top of a predetermined width and a bottom that has a predetermined width that is at least 30% wider than said top predetermined width, said claw head having a front with a flat ram area at said ram region, and having a back with a handle attachment means, said claw region having a plurality of claws extending downwardly from said bottom of said ram region, said plurality of claws includes at least three claws with two outer claws and at least one central claw;

b) an elongated handle member having a proximal end and a distal end and being connected to said claw head handle attachment means at said distal end;

c) said plurality of claws including at least two claws having a tapered space therebetween for placement under objects for pull and lift actions;

d) said plurality of claws tapering downwardly from said flat ram area;

e) said plurality of claws having a total external width of at least three inches;

f) said two outer claws being flat pry bar claws having sharpened ends like an ax and said at least one central claw being a tapered shackle busting spike claw, so that said claw region has three tines;

g) each of said flat pry bar claws including a tapered cutting edge; and

h) one of said claw head and said handle being a hydrant wrench, and the other of said claw head and said handle being a utilities key wrench.

2. The multifunctional dynamic entry device for fire, police, military and other tactical invasive and protective actions of claim 1 wherein said ram region has a front view shape of the top and sides of a trapezoid.

3. A multifunctional dynamic entry device for fire, police, military and other tactical invasive and protective actions, which device comprises:

a) a claw head having a ram region and a claw region, said ram region having a top of a predetermined width and a bottom that has a predetermined width that is at least 30% wider than said top predetermined width, said claw head having a front with a flat ram area at said ram region, and having a back with a handle attachment means, said handle attachment means including at least one protrusion extending from said claw head back for attachment of an elongated handle, said claw region having a plurality of claws extending downwardly from said bottom of said ram region, said plurality of claws includes at least three claws with two outer claws and at least one central claw;

b) an elongated handle member having a proximal end and a distal end and being connected to said claw head handle attachment means at said distal end;

c) said plurality of claws including at least two claws having a tapered space therebetween for placement under objects for pull and lift actions;

d) said plurality of claws tapering downwardly from said flat ram area;

e) said plurality of claws having a total external width of at least three inches;

f) said two outer claws being flat pry bar claws having sharpened ends like an ax and said at least one central claw being a tapered shackle busting spike claw, so that said claw region has three tines;

g) each of said flat pry bar claws including a tapered cutting edge; and

h) one of said claw head and said handle being a hydrant wrench, and the other of said claw head and said handle being a utilities key wrench.

4. The multifunctional dynamic entry device for fire, police, military and other tactical invasive and protective actions of claim 3 wherein said ram region has a front view shape of the top and sides of a trapezoid.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2009
From: GLYNN, KENNETH P.
To: JERSEY TACTICAL CORP.
Reel/Frame 022802/0496 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2009
From: DAPKINS, JOHN A., JR.
To: JERSEY TACTICAL CORP.
Reel/Frame 022852/0515 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2009
From: KLEMENTOWICZ III, NICHOLAS
To: JERSEY TACTICAL CORP.
Reel/Frame 022852/0680 →
Continuity (1)
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