Personal defense tool

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a personal defense tool showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the personal defense tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the personal defense tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the personal defense tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the personal defense tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the personal defense tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the personal defense tool of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the personal defense tool of FIG. 1.

The evenly spaced broken lines depict portions of the personal defense tool that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dot-dash broken lines indicate the boundary of the claim and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a personal defense tool, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1128839
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 2022
Date of Patent: Jun 2, 2026
Inventor: Susan Monahan (New Haven, CT)
Primary Examiner: Michael A. Pratt
Assistant Examiner: Kristopher Michael Blechschmidt
Application Number: 29/868,860