A personal protective device especially suited for repelling a dog from attacking a pedestrian. The device comprises a tubular holder and an expansible guard stored inside the holder. A spring urges the guard from the holder, into the expanded state. A control button releases the guard to deploy on demand. When deployed, the guard opens into a generally conical configuration, which the user maneuvers over the snout of the animal. The protective device discourages the animal by intimidation, and does not injure the animal. The device further includes a flashlight, key storage, an audible alarm, and a holding ring.

A flashing umbrella allowed to emit flashing light on rainy, dark day has a tubular handle connected to a hollow rod which is further connected to an upper tube. An upper collar is engaged at the upper periphery of the rod having a plurality of ribs pivotally extending therefrom. A plurality of LEDs each is installed at the end of a corresponding rib. The tubular handle has a circuit board and a battery installed therein for providing electrical pulses from the circuit board. A button switch is installed on the tubular handle for controlling the ON/OFF of the circuit board. A positive electrical line and a negative electrical line extend from the circuit board and elongate upward inside the rod and each having a plurality of branches each extending therefrom to electrically connect a corresponding LED, thereby transmitting the electrical pulses from the circuit board to the LEDs and enable the latter to flash.

A personal accessory comprises a multi-component electric stunning umbrella which can be carried as a personal accessory without attracting attention, which can be used as a conventional umbrella, and which can also be used for self defense. The stunning umbrella proves a stunning but non-lethal electrical shock when used for self defense and can also be used as a baton or striking implement.

The luminous umbrella of the present invention uses a high proportion of the light generated by mounting the light bulb high on the shaft such that most of the light from the light bulb is projected at the highly reflective undersurface. The curvature of the undersurface focusses the light from the light bulb down to illuminate a space immediately around the user. This illuminated space widens towards the bottom, thereby providing the widest illumination at the ground where it is most needed. As a result of the light being efficiently focussed, the required luminosity of the light bulb is reduced, enabling the umbrella to be used using an incandescent light bulb and a few 1.5 volt batteries. Alternatively, if it is desired to provide increased illumination, the conventional incandescent bulb may be replaced with a halogen bulb. The batteries will still suffice to provide bright illumination by the halogen bulb. Preferably the bulb is retractable to within a protective bulb housing during non-use to mitigate the risk of breakage.

An umbrella with an illumination device is disclosed. The illumination device has a top illumination assembly on the top end of the shaft, a tip illumination assembly on the free end of each rib and a control assembly to provide electricity to each illumination assembly. The top illumination assembly comprises a transparent connecting tube, a transparent tubular member, an internal wall integrally formed in the tubular member, an LED received in the tubular member and two electrical wires connected to the LED. The tip illumination assembly comprises a transparent tip, a conical hole defined in the tip, an LED and two branch electrical wires connected to the LED. The control assembly comprises a control unit in the shaft, an electrical connecting unit and two main electrical wires connected between the control unit and the electrical connecting unit. By such an arrangement, the illumination device can provide good illumination to increase the safety of using the umbrella.