Talk:Hiatt speedcuffs

Added "or satisfying the urges of a sadistic officer" to "Their rigid design and the inclusion of a grip makes them effective for gaining control over a struggling prisoner". The source for this is my own personal experience and that of other comrades who have run afowl of the riot squad.
 * In dispute; apparently several eyewitness accounts aren't a good enough source for the 'people's encyclopedia' unless the eyewitnesses in question have degrees in journalism.
 * Do you have a copy of your arrest report? Mild Bill Hiccup (talk) 02:22, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

START Class assessment, deserves a "B" Class but no external/internal links to other article.

Dep. Garcia ( Talk  |  Help Desk  |  Complaints  ) 17:12, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

B Class assessment because you can improve this article further Dep. Garcia ( Talk  |  Help Desk  |  Complaints  ) 22:29, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Technique
"Speedcuffs have the "speed" prefix added to them, due to them being quicker to apply than older types. Application is done by pressing the cuff against the wrist, so that the pivoted arm can swing around and engage with the ratchet. Whereas, on older types the cuff had to be opened before application." This is not technically accurate, all handcuffs can, and generally are applied from the closed position. I have removed this section of the entry.

POV
I've removed some of the POV & OR material (unsourced speculation on the use of the cuffs). There is further cuff cruft to cull. 162.11.80.75 15:52, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Name
As the company name is Hiatt, and not Hiatts, shouldn't this article be called Hiatt Speedcuffs or Hiatt's Speedcuffs? PaulJones (talk) 12:03, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Decline of Hiatts
Dont quote me on this, but im sure ive heard Hiatts are pulling out of the UK market, and possibly heading for the States? ASP are rapidly trying to fill their void in the handcuff market in the UK —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.167.123.4 (talk) 22:01, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Hiatt went out of business a few years ago. safariland brought the rights to Hiatts designs and produce them for the US market. Hiatts old factory was taken over by TCH (toatal control handcuffs) who make a very simillar speedcuff. TCH now supply the majority of uk forces.109.154.57.136 (talk) 19:49, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Who is Hiatt's successor?
The article mentions that Safariland are now the successor, however the section at the bottom, google searches and even this page says that these are now produced by TCH (total control handcuffs) as the newer models are the TCH 840. 79.75.130.226 (talk) 23:58, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

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Remove Promotional/advertising tag
I am removing the promotional / advertising tags because the affected sections only reveal information that could be universal to all handcuffs, not one specific model, yet alone a specific brand. Therefore, there is clearly no "advertising" of any specific product. 2605:A601:4515:F400:1537:1EDB:C95D:7702 (talk) 08:49, 11 May 2019 (UTC)