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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Susan Monahan, New Haven, CT (US);
Inventors:
Susan Monahan, New Haven, CT (US);
Eric Cotton, Stratford, CT (US);
Assignee:
[object Object];
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D 24/14 (2006.01); A45D 8/12 (2006.01); A45D 24/02 (2006.01); F41B 13/00 (2006.01); A45D 24/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D 24/14 (2013.01); A45D 8/12 (2013.01); A45D 24/02 (2013.01); F41B 13/00 (2013.01); A45D 2024/002 (2013.01);
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.