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An electronic weapon impedes locomotion by a target by conducting a current through an electrode and through the target to produce contractions in skeletal muscles of the target. The weapon may include a deployment unit to deploy one or more electrodes in trajectories toward the target. The deployme

An electronic weapon impedes locomotion by a target by conducting a current through an electrode and through the target to produce contractions in skeletal muscles of the target. The weapon may include a deployment unit to deploy one or more electrodes in trajectories toward the target. The deployment unit may include covered tubes for the electrodes. Removing the cover may be accomplished with a ram urged against the interior of the cover by an electrode. The cover may include frangible material with grooves for repeatable material separation. The cover may include fasteners that simplify assembly of the cover onto the body of the deployment unit. The fasteners may include hooks with grooves that disjoin from the cover enabling a more repeatable removal of the cover. Electrode trajectories are more accurate as a result of operation of the rams and the structures of the frangible cover.

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What is claimed is: 1. A deployment unit for use with an electronic weapon, the deployment unit comprising:a. a body having a cavity with an opening;b. an electrode stored in the cavity;c. an electrical interface and a tether wire, for conducting a current from the electronic weapon through the elec

What is claimed is: 1. A deployment unit for use with an electronic weapon, the deployment unit comprising:a. a body having a cavity with an opening;b. an electrode stored in the cavity;c. an electrical interface and a tether wire, for conducting a current from the electronic weapon through the electrode; andd. a cover comprising a fastener, the fastener comprising a first groove; wherein:e. an interference between the fastener and the body couples the cover to the body over the opening;f. a depth of the first groove is less than a thickness of the fastener thereby forming a material of a reduced thickness at the first groove;g. activation of a provided propellant, in any order:provides a force against the cover that breaks the material at the first groove to separate the cover and the fastener;provides a force that pushes the cover away from the body to open the cavity; anddeploys the electrode from the cavity through the opening toward a provided target for conducting the current through the target that interferes with locomotion by the target; andh. prior to separation of the cover and the fastener, no portion of the electrode contacts the cover.