Patent ID: 7044858
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
1. In a self defense tool having a tubular body provided with an axial bore and a removable closed handle end opposite a removable closed striking end, the improvement comprising: a variable weight holding arrangement positioned inside the axial bore of the body between the handle and striking ends and engageable with the striking end, the holding arrangement being adapted to retain at least one weight member inside the axial tube to selectively enable changing the weight of the tool, wherein the variable weight holding arrangement includes a stop disposed in the axial bore of the body, a coil spring inserted in the axial bore and extending between the stop end and the striking end, and the at least one weight member being adapted to be received in the axial bore and held between the spring and the striking end, and wherein the stop is a set screw threadably received in the axial bore of the body.