Protective weapon
AssigneeAlbl LLC
InventorsJeffrey C. Levine, Joshua D. Levine, Evan M. Levine
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Abstract
A self-defense weapon for women and others, comprising a lightweight, portable single or multi-bladed weapon adapted to be held in the hand and when activated by squeezing, one or more blades are exposed outwardly between the fingers. When the hand is relaxed, the weapon is deactivated, and the blades retract into the body of the weapon (sheath) protecting the user, so the weapon may be safely carried in the user's pocket or purse.
Claims19
A protective weapon configured to transition from a deactivated state to an activated state, the protective weapon comprising:
- a housing portion including:
- a rigid upper member;
- a rigid lower member;
- and
- an elastic sheath extending between the rigid upper member and the rigid lower member;
- and
- a plurality of blunt blades fixedly attached to the rigid lower member, the plurality of blunt blades including a first blade, the first blade disposed substantially within the housing portion when the protective weapon is in the deactivated state, each blade of the plurality of blunt blades having:
- a blunt body portion;
- an upper portion joined to the blunt body portion and having a pointed tip;
- and
- a forward-facing concave surface adjacent to the pointed tip,
- wherein the protective weapon is configured to transition from the deactivated state to the activated state when a compressive force is applied to bring the rigid upper member and the rigid lower member into closer proximity.
A method of manufacturing a protective weapon, the method comprising:
- molding an upper rigid member and a lower rigid member from a hardenable plastic;
- forming a first slot in the upper rigid member;
- fixedly joining a lower portion of a first blunt blade to the rigid lower member, the first blunt blade having the lower portion and an upper portion having a pointed tip and a forward-facing concave surface adjacent to the pointed tip;
- inserting the first blunt blade into a substantially hollow housing portion through a first opening of the housing portion;
- securing a first end of the housing portion associated with the first opening to the lower rigid member;
- and
- securing a second end associated with a second opening of the housing portion to the upper rigid member, such that the housing portion interconnects the upper rigid member and the lower rigid member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.