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CRKT Tao Pen je još jedan od proizvoda koji dolazi iz ID Works laboratorije. Za dizajn ovog alata odgovoran je Allen Elishewitz koji je i sam svetski poznat proizvođač custom noževa iz Canyon Lake, Texas.
CRKT Tao Pen je nešto što možemo nazvati Tactical Pen, odnosno taktička olovka. Na ovim prostorima je veoma strana ideja „taktičkih“ proizvoda, a posebno olovaka, dakle šta je u pitanju. Tao Pen je kombinacija priručnog samoodbrambenog sredstva kubotan koji koristi presurne tačke na telu u cilju samoodbrane od napadača (više o kubotanu pogledajte ovde - Kubotan na Wikipedia - prim.aut.) i običnog svakodnevnog EDC predmeta kao što je olovka.
CRKT Tao Pen je napravljen od 6061 aluminijuma namenjenog vazduhoplovnoj industriji. Završna obrada je tvrdo eloksiranje po standardu HA III koji je vojni standard za ovu vrstu finiša. Columbia River Knives and Tools nije ništa prepustila slučaju, pa je tako ova olovka u potpunosti tvrdo eloksirana, kako spolja tako i iznutra. Tao Pen dolazi u nekoliko boja i dezena, maslinasto zelena, crna, braon, sa ili bez hromiranih prstenova. Dimenzije Tao Pena su:
- Dužina zatvorena 14,5cm
- Dužina otvorena 16cm
- Prečnik na najširem delu 2cm
- Težina 50gr
Na Tao Pen su narezani navoji tako da se poklopac skida odvijanjem, a takođe se i postavlja i osigurava na kraju olovke pomoću navoja. Navoj je stavljen zbog sigurnosti kako se poklopac ne bi izgubio, kao i kako bi se povećala čvrstina spojenih delova pri upotrebi u samoodbrani. Takođe na unutrašnjem navoju postoji i silikonski prsten. CRKT Tao Pen je opremljen Fisher Space Pen uloškom, koji je Fisher razvio za potrebe NASA. Ovaj uložak za hemijsku olovku je punjen pod pritiskom, ima kuglicu od tungsten karbida i tiksotropno mastilo (tiksotropija je sposobnost gelova i mastila da su u normalnim uslovima čvrsti i viskozni, dok se prilikom korištenja, tokom vremena i kada se izlože stresu ona „razređuju“ odnosno postaju tečnija i manje viskozna – prim.aut.) što omogućava da ova olovka piše u uslovima daleko ispod i/ili iznad nule, kao i pod vodom i nagnuta pod bilo kojim uglom.
Sistem upotrebe Tao Pen u samoodbrani se može opisati na sledeći način: na poklopcu olovke se nalazi krunasti završetak koji predstavlja tupi deo i služi za zadavanje udaraca ili snažne pritiske u predelu glave, vrata, zglobova, šaka, prepona i pazuha i sl. Druga strana ove olovke je sa dosta uskim završetkom koji nije zaobljen, tako da se ova strana olovke koristi za grebanje, pritiske i/ili udarce u sva meka tkiva, gde će mala površina pritiska naneti visok stepen bola napadaču. Treći način upotrebe je i najekstremniji i on podrazumeva da se poklopac odvrne i postavi na kraj olovke tako da se sam vrh olovke može upotrebiti za zadavanje udaraca u meka tkiva koji mogu dovesti i do prodiranja vrha u telo napadača. Sve ove tehnike samoodbrane mogu biti intuitivne, ali i naučene i uvežbane, a za sve ovo postoje mnogi kursevi tehnika upotrebe kubotana kojji se mogu pronaći čak i online.
Columbia River Knife and Tool’s Tao Pen je olovka izuzetne lepote i upotrebne vrednosti. Allen Elishewitz je u dizajn ove olovke preneo svoje višegodišnje iskustvo u borilačkim veštinama i postigao sklad dizajna, upotrebne vrednosti, jednostavnosti i lepote. Vremena u kojima živimo diktiraju potrebu za svesnosti o potrebi samoodbrane a upravo ovde Tao Pen dolazi do izražaja. Svojim izgledom može naći svoje mesto kako džepu policajca, vojnika, radnika ili običnog šetača, tako i na stolu generalnog direktora velike korporacije.
CRKT Tao Pen is one of the products that commes out of CRKT ID Works laboratory. Design of this tool belongs to Allen Elishewitz, who is a world-renowned manufacturer of custom knives from Canyon Lake, Texas.
CRKT Tao Pen is something that we can call “the Tactical Pen”. “Tactical” products are a bit strange to this region, especially pens, then what is at stake. Tao Pen is a combination of self defencive tool called kubotan which uses pressure points on the body for self-defense against an attacker (more on kubotan see here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubotan ) and the common everyday object EDC such as a pen.
CRKT Tao Pen is something that we can call “the Tactical Pen”. “Tactical” products are a bit strange to this region, especially pens, then what is at stake. Tao Pen is a combination of self defencive tool called kubotan which uses pressure points on the body for self-defense against an attacker (more on kubotan see here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubotan ) and the common everyday object EDC such as a pen.
CRKT Tao Pen is made of 6061 aluminum intended for the aeronautical industry with HA III hard anodized finish. Columbia River Knives and Tools went on high end road and made hard anodized finish on both outside and inside surfaces. Tao Pen is available in several colors and patterns, olive drab, black, brown, with or without chrome rings. Dimensions of Tao Pen are:
- Length closed 14.5cm
- Length open 16cm
- Diameter at the widest part 2cm
- Weight 50g
Tao Pen has threads so that you screw or unscrew lid to open it, and screw and unscrew lid on the back of the pen. This is made to secure lid and to enhance stiffness of entire pen used as kubotan for self defence. CRKT Tao Pen is equipped with a Fisher Space Pen refill, which was developed by Fisher for NASA. This cartridge for the pen is filled under pressure, a ball of tungsten carbide and thixotropic ink (Thixotropy is the property of certain gels or fluids that are thick (viscous) under normal conditions, but flow (become thin, less viscous) over time when shaken, agitated, or otherwise stressed.) which allows the pen to write in extreme conditions far below and / or above zero, under water and at any angle.
Using Tao Pen in self-defense can be described as follows: on the cover of pen is the crown end which is blunt and is used for setting shocks or strong pressure in the head, neck, wrists, hands, groin and armpits. The other side of the pen has narrower end that isn’t curved so that this side of pen can be used for scratching, pressure and / or strokes in all soft tissue, where even the low pressure can cause a high degree of pain to attacker. The third way to use is the most extreme one and this means to turn off the lid and put it at end to a pencil so that the top of the pen can be used for placing strokes into the soft tissue that can lead to penetration in the body. All these techniques of self-defense may be intuitive, but also learned and trained, and for all this there are many courses for kubotan techniques which can be found, even online.
Columbia River Knife and Tool's Tao Pen is of exceptional beauty and value. Allen Elishewitz passed his years of experience in martial arts in this pen and achieves harmony of design, use value, simplicity and beauty. The times in which we live dictate the need for awareness for self-defense, and right here Tao Pen comes in handy. Tao Pen can find it’s place in pocket’s of law enforcement, army personel, workers, but allso has it’s place even on CEO’s desk besides important contract which waits for signature.
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