US12507782 - Personal defense tool

The patent describes a personal defense tool designed to function as both a weapon and a hair styling accessory, featuring a handle with multiple prongs that can puncture an attacker’s skin while also being suitable for hair retention. The design includes a series of rings for finger placement and piercing elements with specific angles to enhance their effectiveness in both defense and hair styling.

Claim 1

1 . 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 forming an oblique end surface configured to pierce a clothing and skin surface of an attacker, a top surface of the piercing element forming an obtuse angle with the oblique end surface and a bottom surface of the piercing element forming an acute angle with the oblique end surface, wherein the bottom surface providing a surface depression formed therein configured to retrieve and retain a sample of organic material, 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; and 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 a first end of each of the plurality of piercing elements to a second end of each of the plurality of piercing elements; and an arcuate surface extending between the first and second ends, wherein the middle piercing element is longer than the first and second outer piercing elements. 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 forming an oblique end surface configured to pierce a clothing and skin surface of an attacker, a top surface of the piercing element forming an obtuse angle with the oblique end surface and a bottom surface of the piercing element forming an acute angle with the oblique end surface, wherein the bottom surface providing a surface depression formed therein configured to retrieve and retain a sample of organic material, 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; and 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 a first end of each of the plurality of piercing elements to a second end of each of the plurality of piercing elements; and an arcuate surface extending between the first and second ends, wherein the middle piercing element is longer than the first and second outer piercing elements. 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; and 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 a first end of each of the plurality of piercing elements to a second end of each of the plurality of piercing elements; and an arcuate surface extending between the first and second ends, wherein the middle piercing element is longer than the first and second outer piercing elements.

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