Weapon-mountable non-lethal optical security device

Abstract

Provided is weapon-mountable laser distractor having an enclosure ( 100 ) with a top surface and bottom surface connected to each other by two side surfaces, a from surface and a rear surface. The top surface includes an articulated mounting adapter ( 150 ), the bottom surface includes controls ( 201 ), the front surface includes an integral optic cover ( 110 ) and a plurality of apertures ( 120, 130, 140 ). The enclosure ( 100 ) protects and surrounds a laser device including a battery module ( 490 ) in communication with an electronic module ( 470 ). The electronic module ( 470 ) controls a plurality of light generating modules ( 400, 405,410 ) which provide light to a plurality of optic modules ( 420, 425, 430 ). A controls module ( 440 ) or remote module ( 460 ) provides instructions to the electronic module. A display module ( 480 ) and an indicator module ( 450 ) are also provided.

1 . Weapon-mountable laser distractor comprising:
 an enclosure ( 100 ) comprising a top surface, bottom surface, the top and bottom surfaces connected to each other by two side surfaces, a from surface and a rear surface; the top surface comprising an articulated mounting adapter ( 150 ); the bottom surface comprising controls ( 201 ); the front surface comprising an Integral optic cover ( 110 ) and a plurality of apertures ( 120 ,  130 ,  140 );   the enclosure ( 100 ) surrounding a laser device further comprising a battery module ( 490 ) in communication with an electronic module ( 470 ), the electronic module ( 470 ) controlling a plurality of light generating modules ( 400 ,  405 ,  410 ) which provide light to a plurality of optic modules ( 420 ,  425 ,  430 ), or shared optic module;   the electronic module ( 470 ) further in communication with a controls module ( 440 ), a display module ( 480 ), and an-indicator module ( 450 );   wherein, in use, the electronic module ( 470 ) drives one of the plurality of light generating modules ( 400 ,  405 ,  410 ) to generate light which passes to one of the plurality of optic modules ( 420 ,  425 ,  430 ).   
     
     
         2 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 1 , further comprising a remote module  460  in communication with the electronic module ( 470 ) for command input. 
     
     
         3 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 2 , wherein the remote module ( 460 ) communicates with the electronic module ( 470 ) by wireless radio frequency communication. 
     
     
         4 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 2 , wherein the remote module ( 460 ) communicates with the electronic module ( 470 ) by an electrical umbilical cord. 
     
     
         5 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light generating modules ( 400 ,  405 ) comprises a visible laser module ( 400 ) and an infra-red (IR) laser module ( 405 ). 
     
     
         6 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 5 , wherein the IR laser module ( 405 ) and IR laser optic module ( 425 ) are controlled by the electronic-module ( 470 ) to generate either a broad area coverage light beam or a pencil light beam for targeting, or alternatively by two integrated but separate IR laser sources defined as the IR laser module ( 405 ) with separate optical paths through the laser optic modules. 
     
     
         7 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 5 , wherein the visible laser module ( 400 ) and visible laser optic module ( 420 ) are controlled by the electronic module ( 470 ) to generate a continuously variable diverging laser beam for the purpose of optimizing eye optical distraction at any range within system limits. 
     
     
         8 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light generating modules ( 400 ,  405 ,  410 ) comprises a visible laser module ( 400 ), an infra-red (IR) laser module ( 405 ) and a visible LED module ( 410 ). 
     
     
         9 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 8 , wherein the visible LED module ( 410 ) generates a white light for searching. 
     
     
         10 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 1 , wherein the optic cover ( 110 ) is less than 100% opaque. 
     
     
         11 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 10 , wherein the optic cover ( 110 ) further comprises an alpha-numeric mask for shaping a laser beam to project a message. 
     
     
         12 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 10 , wherein the optic cover ( 110 ) further comprises a mask comprising a symbol for shaping a laser beam to project a message. 
     
     
         13 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 1 , wherein the enclosure ( 100 ) further comprises a pitch adjustment ( 156 ) for controlling pitch and a yaw adjustment ( 157 ) for controlling yaw. 
     
     
         14 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 1 , wherein one or more optic modules ( 420 ,  425 ,  430 ) further operate to adjustment pitch and to adjustment yaw in response to the controls module ( 440 ) and/or pitch, adjustment ( 156 ) and yaw adjustment ( 157 ). 
     
     
         15 . The weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 1 , wherein the articulated mounting adapter ( 150 ) is configured to allow mounting the distractor on a weapon at the 3, 6, 9 and 12 O'clock positions. 
     
     
         16 . the weapon-mountable laser distractor according to  claim 1 , wherein the body is contoured and mechanically configured to allow it to mount to a weapon at the 12 O'clock position, without, added brackets, and without, interfering with a weapon telescope.