Personal safety device

A protective device comprising:

• a housing including an upper member, a lower member, and a flexible sheath that extends between the upper member and the lower member, wherein:
• the upper member is more rigid than the flexible sheath,
• the housing surrounds a cavity, and
• the housing is sized and dimensioned to fit in a human hand;
• a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion, each protruding portion extending distally outward from the upper member, and each protruding portion tapering in width as the protruding portions extend outward from the upper member toward an apex portion,
• wherein a distal end of at least one protruding portion includes an opening configured to collect skin or other biological identifiers when the distal end of the protruding portion is used to strike an attacker;
• and
• a first defensive component disposed within the cavity, the first defensive component being elongated in a direction parallel to an orientation of the first protruding portion and including a body portion and an upper portion, wherein the body portion has an outer surface that is blunt, and the upper portion includes a blunt concave surface extending from the body portion to an outermost tip portion,
• wherein the device is configured for attaining selectively an activated state and a deactivated state, wherein the flexible sheath is compressed in the activated state such that a dimension of the housing is decreased.