CERI Systems       

Controllably Extendible Restraint Interconnection Systems   

The Non-Compliance Problem

        You’ve probably seen this arrest scenario many times before on television, either

in news clips, or on Cops. And you may have even experienced it yourself a number of

times. A subject is told he or she is under arrest, and then absolutely refuses to be hand-

cuffed. Often, the resisting arrestee’s body is twisting and turning, with his or her arms

flailing around to prevent them from being cuffed. The arresting officer typically tries to

spin the subject and force him to the ground face down to bring his arms to the rear of

his body and in a position where at least one wrist may be grabbed and cuffed.

        Once the first cuff is applied, the struggle continues as the officer tries to bring the

other wrist in position to be cuffed. But frequently, no matter what the officer does, the

other wrist cannot be placed into the second cuff until back-up arrives and the subject

is subdued.

        The essential problem in this arrest scenario is that when an arresting officer has

a non-compliant detainee, the officer cannot increase the fixed distance between the

two opposing cuffs to reach the flailing wrist.

Considering a Reasonable Solution

        What if you could carry an everyday set of foldable, hinged handcuffs that would serve

well for use with compliant subjects, but which also had the capability to have the two cuffs

controllably extended out and away from each other to a required distance? And what if

these everyday, and yet extendible cuffs had a built-in way to control the subject after he was

cuffed that would force his two wrists together? Or again, what if you could carry a set of

everyday cuffs that you could quickly and easily extend out several feet from each other by

simply pushing a button? And what if, after capturing the wrists of your non-compliant subject,

you could utilize the mechanical action of a hidden one-way, reel-in-only ratchet system to

force both of his wrists back together toward the cuff housing in a controlled manner with every

move that the detainee makes?

         The drawing below is an artist's rendering of one example of a CERI Systems device.

Numerous other embodiments are possible and are indicated in the CERI Systems patent.

         In the arrest scenario above, several things are made painfully clear. Detaining an unruly

subject by using wrist restraints is often a risky affair. Law enforcement officers often encounter

situations where the application of conventional forms of handcuffs to a subject is made difficult

by the refusal or inability of a subject to allow his arms to be brought together behind his back

so that handcuffs may be properly applied to his wrists. Often it requires several officers to

gain sufficient control over a resisting or oversized subject in order to compel his arms into close

proximity so that the handcuffs may be attached to his wrists. And, as noted above, the obvious

problem with attempting to subdue a person under these conditions is that the arresting officer

has no control over the distancing between the two wrist cuffs.

        CERI changes that situation completely. CERI hinged handcuffs unfold and lock to a

standard length with a solid steel sliding bar that can only be released with a standard

handcuff pin. The cuffs are used like any other tactical cuffs unless a subject becomes  

non-compliant or is unable to comply. Then a bottom-mounted, concealed release button

is actuated to allow the left cuff to be swiftly separated from its rigid docking position and

extended along a Kevlar belt tether to safely perform the wrist captures. A one-way, internal

ratchet lock and tether retractor then act together to prevent the detainee from extending his

wrists further apart and to insure that his every movement will lead to a rigid closure or a

controlled separation between the two cuffs. A concealed rear actuator button is then used

to double-lock the tether belt ratchet position until a standard handcuff pin release is

performed.

        CERI Systems devices can be used to deal with non-compliant subjects, or

oversized subjects, or to temporarily restrain subjects to fixed objects by either placing a cuff

on a fixed object, or by placing the tether around a fixed object, such as a pole or a tree. Other

CERI Systems embodiments operate by replacing the fixed cuff with an anchoring device

fixed to a wall in a detention area, such as a processing room or a holding cell.

        In a field of over 4000 submitted inventions, CERI Hinged Handcuffs ranked 43rd overall

in the History Channel 2005 - Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge contest. The CERI U.S.

patent #7,210,317 issued on 050107. If you wish to review the CERI patent, you may either

click on the hyperlink to the U.S. Patent Office, or download a PDF copy by following the link below.     

        Reviewing the patent will not only give you a more clear idea of how the various

internal mechanisms of the CERI Systems devices operate, but will explain to you as well how

the device may be used to perform an arrest on either a compliant or non-complaint subject.

        If you’re serious about handcuffs, then a CERI restraint system may be exactly what

you need. For further information regarding the licensing of CERI System patent rights,

please contact:

      Officer Shawn Beane

      E-Mail:   Smile Tactical Training Inc.

      Phone: 630 – 289 – 6198

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