Patent ID: 6688827
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A47G,E04D,E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
A protective device for protecting against an aciculate object comprising:a body having a substantially cylindrical shape with a longest side of length L1, wherein the body has a first end and a second end; a capture formed in the first end of the body; and a protective cap formed separate from the body and mounted to the second end of the body, the protective cap with a diameter L2, so that L21; wherein the first end of the body is formed to accept through the capture a pointed end of an aciculate object; wherein the capture is formed to retains the aciculate object so as to resist movement of the aciculate object in a direction normal to an axis parallel to the longest side of the body; wherein the body is resistant to deformation along the axis parallel to the longest side of the body; and wherein the protective cap is formed from a metal which is non-penetratable there through from the pointy end of the aciculate object.