Wuhan officer's patented restraint blanket wraps 90-kg man in 3 seconds

(ECNS) -- Police in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, recently used a portable stab‑resistant restraint blanket to subdue a 90‑kilogram intoxicated man in just three seconds, bringing him under control swiftly

The black blanket, developed by Wuchang police officer Du Xinkun, has been granted a Chinese utility model patent. It is designed to reduce the risk of injury to both officers and people being restrained.

Du, who formerly served with a special police unit and spent more than a decade as a police tactics instructor, began developing the equipment in 2024 after reviewing cases in which officers and restrained individuals were injured during incidents involving intoxicated or disruptive individuals.

After more than 30 design iterations and field trials, the blanket was finalized at 70 centimeters wide and 180 centimeters long. It weighs about 1.5 kilograms, incorporates a stab-resistant layer and can be folded and stored in about 10 seconds.

The blanket is typically used by two officers and uses a wide hook-and-loop fastener to secure the person’s arms while reducing the risk of injury.

Wuchang police have deployed 80 sets of the blanket across local police facilities, and the equipment has been used in nearly 100 operations.

(By Intern Yang Hongran, Zhang Dongfang)