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US 8,757,830 B2Granted
Self-defense flashlight
AssigneePowerTech, Inc.
InventorsBarbara Gross, Danny Joe Holmes
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Abstract
A self-defense device that includes a flashlight with a weapon end, tissue-abrading and tissue-collecting features, and with or without a writing instrument.
Claims20
A multifunctional self-defense device including:
- a blunt section and a sharp section that are removably joined together and coaxially aligned to form a tubular shaped housing;
- the blunt section including a light source and a power source;
- the sharp section including a pointed section including a bulbous feature positioned farthest from the blunt section;
- wherein the bulbous feature includes a point on the end of the device, a first set of spaced-apart grooves on its surface, and barbs;
- wherein the grooves extend radially outward from the point towards the blunt section;
- and
- wherein the barbs are positioned between the grooves and the blunt section and angled inwardly towards the point, forming a lip around the circumference of the sharp section.
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A multifunctional self-defense device including:
- a blunt section and a sharp section that are removably joined together and coaxially aligned to form a tubular shaped housing;
- the blunt section including a light source and a power source;
- the sharp section including a writing device within the housing and a pointed section including a bulbous feature positioned farthest from the blunt section;
- the bulbous feature including a point on the end of the device, a first set of spaced-apart grooves on its surface, and barbs;
- the grooves extending radially outward from the point towards the blunt section;
- the barbs are positioned between the grooves and the blunt section and angled inwardly towards the point, forming a lip around the circumference of the sharp section;
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- wherein the blunt section and the sharp section are operable if the sections are separated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.