The patent-pending TLA-10 was built to offer the operator the advantage of distance and a safe approach angle to any doorway. Gone are the days of “trying” a doorknob to a room with the human hand. The TLA-10 offers a new approach to slow and deliberate search tactics by allowing the operator to be in an unpredictable (away from the door) location to open a doorway into a hostile situation.
Product advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- The operator can be in a position of advantage when opening a door to the unknown.
- The picatinny rail allows for any gun mounted flashlight to be easily attached so white light can be introduced to a dark room from any angle and up to 10 feet away.
- The rugged construction is designed to withstand the rigors of a tactical environment.
- Anodized billet aluminum designed and manufactured right here in the Pacific Northwest.
- Quick detach sling mounts compatible with tactical slings your agency will already have on hand.
- The TLA-10 is made with simple controls, using straight-forward 9V batteries that power the device through 60-100 door openings per set because we know it needs to stay simple – no on/off switches to forget about, no need for fancy batteries or chargers to lose track of.
- The TLA-10, with the use of bright white light, can give the appearance of an operator entering a room. This can trigger a response from a hiding assailant without putting the operator in the direct line of fire.
- The TLA-10 was designed to grab, hold tightly, and release certain items if you choose to deploy said item into a room with precision and accuracy.
- With the integration of a Tactacam and mount, the operator can open a door, introduce white light, and get a cursory look into the unknown room with one device.
- The Tactacam platform can interface with any smart phone your department already has on hand.
- The TLA-10 is light and compact, taking little room in a patrol vehicle.
- When used in conjunction with the tactical sling, the TLA-10 can be operated for extended periods of time without fatiguing the operator.
Disadvantages
- A locked door will still need to be mechanically breached to make entry, but the initial attempt to open the door can be done from a safer location.
- The extension of the pole system and the manipulation of the head angle must be done manually. This was done to keep it simple and affordable.
- You don’t own one yet.
Design & Construction
The TLA-10 is made from Anodized billet aluminum and designed & manufactured right here in the Pacific Northwest.
The rugged construction is designed to withstand the rigors of a tactical environment.
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About Us
While serving as an operator on a local SWAT Team I realized one of the most dangerous tasks of a slow and deliberate clearing operation was the opening of a door. Dynamic entry is built on speed and overwhelming force, a slow methodical search through a building with an armed assailant inside is one of the most nerve-racking things a law enforcement officer will ever do.
Having watched action movies my whole life I think back to the countless movies where the bad guy is in a room with a gun, the doorknob starts to turn, and the bad guy just opens fire through the door killing the person on the other side. Its basic human programming in this day in age. If you see the doorknob of your final hiding place begin to turn you assume someone is on the other side. I can vividly remember trying to make myself as small as possible, reaching for the doorknob with my hand and turning the knob. Swinging the door open and hoping the shooting would not start. After seven or eight of those doors my nerves were fried. My SWAT commander asked me one day to go buy some long straps for slow clears. I asked him why? He told me he wanted to wrap them around a door handle and pull, hoping we could come up with a safer way to deal with doors.
The light bulbs turned on in my head and I brought the idea to my business partner, who also happens to be an engineer. The process began trying to make a strong, light weight and affordable device. I know tactical robots are capable of opening doors, but few agencies can afford them, and these robots are rarely, if ever, available to the patrol officers in the field if needed.
The TLA-10 solves several safety problems with one affordable device. Open doors, introduce white light into a dark space and even get an HD camera into a room to peek deep corners from a position of advantage. I know the TLA-10 will not be used on every call for service or warrant arrest, but I honestly believe when it is needed, and used, the person on the other end of the stick will thank us for it.