Patent ID: 7211001

Claim:
A personal protection system to aid a user in warding off an aggressor, the personal protection system mounting onto one or more surfaces defining surroundings in which the user operates, the personal protection system being so configured as to appear to be a natural part of the surroundings and comprising: a shaft having a first end portion adapted to be held by the user and a second end portion configured to form a prod for deterring the aggressor; a first end base for attachment to one of the one or more surfaces, said first end base having a first base aperture configured to accept said first end portion of said shaft; a second end base for attachment to one of the one or more surfaces, said second end base having a second base aperture configured to accept said second end portion of said shaft, said shaft, said first end base, and said second end base being configured so as to form a natural-appearing extension of the one or more surfaces so as to become part of a background in which the user is operating; and means for engaging and disengaging said shaft in said first end base and said second end base with advancing and tilting action of said shaft such that, when said shaft is engaged in said end bases, said shaft and said end bases transition so as not to interrupt the visual continuity of the surroundings.