Multifunctional personal safety device
OwnerRamesh Gupta Nangunooriinventor
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Abstract
A multifunctional personal safety device includes a main body having an ergonomic gripping surface, and a finger trigger for selectively activating a non-contact deterrent unit and an active deterrent unit. The non-contact deterrent unit including a controller, memory, wireless communication unit, a siren, a light, a laser, and a camera. The information captured by the camera is stored in one or both of a removable media card and the onboard memory. The active deterrent unit includes an aerosol canister containing one or both of a chemical irritant or an inflammatory agent. A safety switch transitions between a locked and unlocked position wherein the finger trigger is selectively blocked and allowed to engage the aerosol canister, respectively.
Claims12
A personal safety device, comprising:
- a main body having an outside surface and an interior space;
- a single switch consisting of a finger-operated trigger switch that is positioned along the main body;
- a non-contact deterrent unit that is positioned within the interior space of the main body, said non-contact deterrent unit including a controller having a memory and at least one audiovisual component that is selectively actuated by the finger trigger;
- an active deterrent unit that is positioned within the interior space of the main body, said active deterrent unit including an aerosol canister that is selectively activated by the finger trigger;
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- a safety switch that is positioned along the main body, said safety switch being configured to transition between a locked position and an unlocked position,
- wherein in the locked position, the safety switch allows the finger operated trigger to operate the non-contact deterrent unit and prevents operation of the active deterrent unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.