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An electrical immobilization weapon having a prolonged range of effectiveness and improved accuracy compared to conventional Taser weapons, while being compact in structure and lightweight. The weapon having a replaceable cartridge which, when employed, can space a pair of electrodes to a specific c

An electrical immobilization weapon having a prolonged range of effectiveness and improved accuracy compared to conventional Taser weapons, while being compact in structure and lightweight. The weapon having a replaceable cartridge which, when employed, can space a pair of electrodes to a specific critical area on a remote target, so the electrical energy carried by the electrodes can induce the involuntary contraction of the involved muscles through the critical area within a significant range of length between the electrodes for effective immobilization. The electrical energy generated by a power source of the weapon completes an electrical circuit through a minimum path being a length of at least 5 inches between the two points on the target.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A replaceable cartridge for use with a weapon having a power source remotely located from a target for generating selected high voltage electrical energy, the replaceable cartridge comprising: a cartridge housing defining one single pair of wire-tethered electrodes, and

The invention claimed is: 1. A replaceable cartridge for use with a weapon having a power source remotely located from a target for generating selected high voltage electrical energy, the replaceable cartridge comprising: a cartridge housing defining one single pair of wire-tethered electrodes, and operatively contacting said electrical energy for applying said electrical energy though said wire tethers to said remote target; at least one non-conductive connector for interconnecting said electrodes, said connector being a length of at least 5 inches; a propellant to be selectively activated and operative to propel said electrodes divergently to said remote target together with said connector; wherein said single pair of electrodes, said wire tethers and said connector constitute one single open circuit unit in the cartridge for transmitting said electrical energy within a selected potion on said remote target. 2. A cartridge according to claim 1, wherein said connector includes a filament or a thread interconnecting the electrodes or said wire tethers. 3. A cartridge according to claim 2, wherein at least a portion of said filament or thread is packed in a gap or concave compartment provided behind a front shutter cover of the cartridge. 4. A cartridge according to claim 3, wherein said filament or thread includes a length-adjustment means. 5. A cartridge according to claim 4, wherein said length-adjustment means is of the filament or the thread itself or is from an external source being packed in said gap or said concave compartment for preserving a portion of unused length as well as energy for stretching said filament or thread and operative to adjust said filament or thread to a pre-defined length. 6. A cartridge according to claim 2, wherein said electrodes include a pair of projectiles each including at least one spiky or hooked head portion and an elongated body portion. 7. A cartridge according to claim 6, wherein said single filament or thread is interconnected to said projectiles in positions at or near their centers of gravity. 8. A cartridge according to claim 6, wherein the housing includes two separate respective bores with center bore lines that intersect with an angle of at least between 5 and 50 degrees at a point behind the bores and each bore for accommodating one projectile, or a single common bore for accommodating both projectiles in the bore having at least an elastic or spring mechanism there between. 9. A cartridge according to claim 8, wherein the single filament or thread is integrated substantially halfway to the body of each of the projectiles and at least a portion of the connecting filament or thread resides within the respective bore together with each of the projectiles. 10. A cartridge according to claim 9, wherein the projectiles are arranged substantially symmetric to axes of the cartridge. 11. A cartridge according to claim 8, wherein when said common bore is provided, said projectiles are positioned substantially parallel to each other within said common bore. 12. A cartridge according to claim 11, wherein said projectiles are separated with a nonconductive material in between. 13. A cartridge according to claim 12, wherein said projectiles are embraced or encircled by at least one outer shell when said elastic mechanism in between is in a compressed state. 14. A cartridge according to claim 13, Wherein said outer shell including a pair of flanking shells. 15. A cartridge according to claim 14, wherein at least a portion of said filament or thread is placed in the gap between the projectiles. 16. A cartridge according to claim 8, wherein at least a common propellant is secured to the bore for propelling the projectiles to said remote target. 17. A cartridge according to claim 16, wherein the propellant including compressed gas preserved in a container or a separate pyrotechnic primer. 18. A cartridge according to claim 1, wherein coupling of said electrodes to the electrical energy includes a pair of exposed contact terminals on the cartridge connected to the electrodes inside the cartridge with conductive wires respectively. 19. A cartridge according to claim 1, wherein said single open circuit unit is propelled to said remote target substantially along a same plane. 20. A method of using a power supply and a single pair of electrodes in a cartridge for spacing said electrodes to a selected portion on a remote target, said method comprising: launching said pair of electrodes, carrying respective conductive wires, from the cartridge to the remote target, said conductive wires being respectively connected to each of said electrodes and said power supply, engaging one of the electrodes with one location on the remote target, and engaging the other electrode to another location on the remote target, where the pair of electrodes are interconnected through a non-conductive connector, wherein the connector is at least 5 inches in length such that the electrodes, the respective conductive wires and the connector constitute one single open circuit delivering unit to the selected portion on the remote target. 21. A method according to claim 20, wherein the step of launching the electrodes includes directing the electrical energy of said power supply to detonate a pyrotechnic primer in the cartridge, the pyrotechnic primer thereafter directly producing energy to propel the electrodes or to create at least one opening on a container preserving compressed gas to propel the electrodes. 22. A method according to claim 20, wherein the step of launching the electrodes includes launching the electrodes from two separate respective bores of said cartridge, wherein the two separate respective bores having an angle therebetween of at least between 5 and 50 degrees. 23. A method according to claim 20, wherein the step of launching the electrodes includes launching the electrodes from a single common bore and a separation of the electrodes outside the cartridge is provided via an elastic or spring device in between the electrodes in said cartridge so as to spring the electrodes. 24. A method according to claim 20, wherein said single open circuit delivering unit is launched to the remote target substantially along a same plane. 25. A replaceable cartridge for use with a weapon having a power source remotely located from a target for generating selected high voltage electrical energy, the replaceable cartridge comprising: a cartridge housing defining one single pair of wire-tethered projectiles and operatively contacting the electrical energy for applying the electrical energy through the wire tethers to the remote target; a single, flexible non-conductive filament interconnecting the projectiles, the filament having a length of at least 5 inches; a propellant to be selectively activated and operative to propel the projectiles divergently to the remote target together with the filament; wherein the single pair of projectiles, the wire tethers and the single filament constitute one single open circuit unit in the cartridge for transmitting the electrical energy within a selected portion on the remote target.