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Tuesday, September 26, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
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Women get lock on safety Ex-security expert invents protective key ring
Burge Union 864-5697
By Steve Buckner
Kansan staff writer
It took him eight years, 10 prototypes and every penny he had, but Don Storm thinks he has a winner with his self-protection invention for women.
The device, marketed as the "Tigerclaw," is a key ring made of hardened plastic with sharp pointed ends and two holes the size of an average woman's fingers. A woman wields the claws in the holes and makes a fist while holding the key ring. Storm said, and cannot be disarmed if attacked.
"It's made to stop a rapist," he said. "And it's made for women, not for men, so it can't be used against a woman by a man."
Storm said he had an idea for the item after working as a security expert in the Middle East.
"Because of the terrorist activity I needed something that would escape detection," he said. "You can put two of these in your wallet and they won't set off a metal detector. You need an edge over there."
A sharpened carp served as his first prototype for the Tigerclaw, but Storm said he needed something smaller. He said he was unable to work on the device for several years because of his travels.
In the past two years, Storm said
he had been busy getting the product to the marketplace. His time was spent in the patenting process (a patent is pending), securing financing and solving manufacturing problems, he said.
"We had to develop our own drill bits and have an engineer design the machinery," Storm said.
Before making the Tigerclaw available to the public, Storm gave the key ring to 100 women and asked them for feedback so he could make any improvements, he said. The most common suggestion from the group was to have a cover for it, but Storm said he would not puncture a purse. He said that such a cover would be available soon.
The final product is made of the same plastic as airplane windshields. It measures $3\frac{1}{4}$ inches long and 21/16 inches between its tips. Storm said he went to an optometrist to get an accurate measure between the eyes for the tips.
The key ring doubles as a weapon
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He said the six smaller holes in the key ring were for keys that were needed for ready access.
"I think it is a revolutionary protection production" said Stal Flory, owner of the factory.
High Plains Locksmiths, 1826 Massachusetts St., sells the Tigerclaw for $5.50. Storm said. The device sells for $6.50 through the mail.
best alternative for women because it can't get away from them."
best alternative for women because it can't get away from them." Storm said he was encouraged by
"The first batch of letters had one sale per letter," he said. "The second batch of letters had four sales per letter."
Storm said he would make 10,000 to 15,000 Tigerclaws each month for six months and then switch to an injection molding process that would enable production of 5,000 per day.
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