Jun 17, 2025

US12332029 - Wearable personal defense device

The present invention provides a personal defense device that is suitable for use by untrained and/or handicapped individuals when attacked. The device may be used by law enforcement personnel with a reduced chance of accidental discharge of a firearm. A strap is provided that fits around the wrist or another limb of the wearer. A controller is mounted to the main body along with an actuator and a pressurized gas reservoir. A housing is mounted to the main body to protect the components and may be removable. The device may be motion activated by an accelerometer connected to a circuit or other computer that recognizes a preprogrammed set of movements. The device may be voice activated or physically triggered by the user. The controller may provide at least one data function such as time stamping, geolocation, emergency texting, cell service, web access and Bluetooth compatibility.

Inventors: Kristi Elise Bowersock
Filing date: 2024-07-29

The invention is a wearable personal defense device designed for untrained or handicapped individuals, featuring a cartridge that ejects repellent contents when activated. It includes a strap for limb attachment, a protective housing, and a manual button actuator for user-triggered deployment.

Claim 1

A personal defense device comprising: (a) a main body to which a cartridge is removably mounted, the cartridge containing contents that repel humans and/or animals; (b) a strap mounted to the main body and configured for attachment to a human limb; (c) a housing removably mounted to the main body and extending over the cartridge; and (d) at least one actuator having at least one component drivingly linked to the cartridge for displacing the cartridge to contact a structure and eject at least some of the contents through a discharge orifice formed through at least one of the main body and the housing, wherein the at least one actuator is a manual button drivingly linked to the cartridge and configured to displace the cartridge upon displacement of the button. (a) a main body to which a cartridge is removably mounted, the cartridge containing contents that repel humans and/or animals; (b) a strap mounted to the main body and configured for attachment to a human limb; (c) a housing removably mounted to the main body and extending over the cartridge; and (d) at least one actuator having at least one component drivingly linked to the cartridge for displacing the cartridge to contact a structure and eject at least some of the contents through a discharge orifice formed through at least one of the main body and the housing, wherein the at least one actuator is a manual button drivingly linked to the cartridge and configured to displace the cartridge upon displacement of the button.

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