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US 2005/0028720 A1Published application
Pop-up device for deterring an attacking animal such as a bear
OwnerAdam Bell, Anthony Saundersinventors
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Abstract
A device carried by the human hiker that comprises a pop-up (preferably inflatable) figure that is large and may be rapidly deployed by the user. The figure is meant to scare away an attacking or aggressive animal such as a bear. The activation of the pop-up figure may be accompanied by noises and/or smells and/or projectiles and/or smoke.
Claims16
A portable device for deterring an attack by an animal upon a user, wherein the device is easily carried by a single user, the device comprising an inflatable figure that increases rapidly in size upon activation by the user, thereby scaring the animal and deterring the attack upon the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.