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Granted Patent B2
US 8,784,218 · App. 13/480,342 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Self defense hand band

Inventor: Christopher L. Harris (Frisco, TX)
Assignee: Armaband, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,784,218
App. No.
13/480,342
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A protective device to be worn around the wrist of the user may include a wristband to be positioned around the wrist of the user and a hand band to be positioned around the wrist of the user in a first state and to be positioned around the hand of the user and a second state. The wristband may include a nerve point tool to scratch an assailant. The hand band may include a nerve point tool to scratch an assailant.

Claims (7)

1. A protective device worn around the wrist of a user, comprising:

a wristband positioned around the wrist of the user;

a hand band connected to the wristband via at least one attachment point, the hand band including at least one nerve point tool having sharp points and edges extending outward from the hand band that contact with and stimulate a nerve point of an assailant in an armed state, wherein the hand band is positioned around the wrist of the user aligned with the wristband when in an unarmed state and positioned between the thumb and the index finger of the user in the armed state, wherein the wristband and the hand band are formed of a flexible and expandable material.

2. A protective device worn around the wrist of the user as in claim 1 , wherein the wristband includes a nerve point tool having at least one sharp point extending outward from the wristband to stimulate a nerve point of an assailant.

3. A protective device worn around the wrist of the user as in claim 1 , wherein the wristband includes an interior band portion having a nerve point tool including at least one sharp point extending outward from the interior band portion to stimulate a nerve point of an assailant.

4. A protective device worn around the wrist of the user as in claim 1 , wherein the hand band includes a palm band portion having a nerve point tool including at least one sharp point extending outward from the palm band portion to stimulate a nerve point of an assailant.

5. A protective device worn around the wrist of the user as in claim 1 , wherein the hand band includes a back hand band portion having a nerve point tool including at least one sharp point extending outward from the back hand band portion to stimulate a nerve point of an assailant.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2014
From: HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER LEE
To: ARMABAND, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61559753 · Nov 15, 2011
Related Publication 20130123024A1 · May 16, 2013