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US 2026/0123731 A1Published application
Personal defense tool
AssigneeSusan Monahan
InventorsSusan Monahan, Eric Cotton
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Abstract
A personal defense tool has a secondary function as a hair styling tool. The personal defense tool includes a handle portion for grasping by a user's hand or fingers, and a plurality of prongs extending from the handle portion. The prongs are configured to puncture a skin surface of an attacker while also being configured to comb or be retained within a user's hair.
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A personal defense tool comprising:
- a plurality of rings for receiving a user's fingers;
- and
- a plurality of piercing elements extending from the plurality of rings, each piercing element of the plurality of piercing elements including:
- a first end extending from the plurality of srings;
- a second end spaced apart from the first end and configured to pierce a clothing and skin surface of an attacker;
- an arcuate surface extending between the first and second ends;
- and
- the plurality of piercing elements further comprises:
- a middle piercing element extending perpendicularly from an outer circumference of a middle ring of the plurality of rings;
- a first outer piercing element positioned adjacent a first side of the middle piercing element:
- a second outer piercing element positioned adjacent a second side of the middle piercing element, the first and second outer piercing elements being angled inwardly toward the middle piercing element in a direction from the first end to the second end;
- and
- the middle piercing element being longer than the first and second outer piercing elements.
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A personal defense tool, comprising:
- a gripping structure including a plurality of rings configured for receiving a user's fingers;
- a plurality of piercing elements extend from the gripping structure, wherein each piercing element of the plurality of metallic-piercing elements includes:
- a first end extending from the gripping structure;
- a second end spaced apart from the first end and configured to pierce clothing and a skin surface;
- a convex top surface extending along a length of the piercing element;
- and
- a concave bottom surface extending along the length of the piercing element;
- and
- the plurality of piercing elements further comprising a middle piercing element, wherein the middle piercing element is longer than adjacent piercing elements.
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A personal defense tool, comprising:
- a gripping structure including a plurality of rings configured for receiving a user's fingers;
- a middle piercing element extending from a central ring of the plurality of rings, the middle piercing element having an oblique end surface;
- a first outer piercing element positioned adjacent a first side of the middle piercing element and extending from the gripping structure;
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- a second outer piercing element positioned adjacent a second side of the middle piercing element and extending from the gripping structure,
- wherein each of the middle piercing element, the first outer piercieng element and the second outer piercing element having a convex top surface extending along a length thereof, and a concave bottom surface extending along the length thereof, and the middle piercing element is longer than the first outer piercing element and the second outer piercing element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.