The President of the Republic was the target of a tomato jet this Wednesday, April 27 in Cergy, in Val-d’Oise. His bodyguards immediately deployed a very high-end Kevlar umbrella to protect him. You can store your umbrella which turns over at the slightest gust. This Wednesday, April 27, Emmanuel Macron was the target of a projectile during his first trip to Cergy, in Val-d’Oise. If it was a small tomato, the bodyguards of the president officially re-elected by the Constitutional Council immediately reacted by drawing a large black umbrella to protect him from a new volley of tomatoes. Far from being a simple umbrella which, as its initial function indicates, protects against the rain, this object has many other uses. A name: the ParaPactum. Effective against acid jets and stab wounds Its Kevlar canvas protects against acid jets or any other corrosive liquid. “DuPont™ Kevlar® fiber is a heat-resistant synthetic para-aramid fiber with a molecular structure made up of many interchain links that make Kevlar® incredibly strong,” reads the company’s website. the invention of Stephanie Kwolek. The fibers of this material “woven so tightly that it is almost impossible to separate them”, also make it possible to protect from a possible stab wound by pushing back a blade. “Kevlar® provides a strong protective barrier against nicks, cuts and punctures,” the company says. The umbrella of the presidents, François Hollande or Nicolas Sarkozy used it, is thus covered with three layers of the material. On the scale, no less than two kilos are displayed on the counter. From the front, this umbrella on steroids can withstand winds of up to 200 km/h. To get an idea, this is pretty much the record recorded last February in England by storm Eunice and its gust at 196 km/h, the most powerful known to date among our English neighbours. An umbrella “without equivalent in the world” The ParaPactum is “in reality a real weapon of protection, without equivalent in the world”, indicates the French company which markets it and which is based in Cherbourg. Better, this is the most recognized protective weapon to protect “high personalities”. The ParaPactum is the protective weapon specifically dedicated to close guard. It is used both against the projection of elements, to block attack dogs, repel individuals, mask the image and preserve the privacy of the personality whose protection must be ensured… A real gem of technology, the ParaPactum with its carbon mast “has been the subject of long research, about thirty technological innovations and extreme tests. Dog attacks, throwing heavy containers at full power, knife attacks , attacks by one or more individuals, … this protective shield resists all these forms of attack.” Several patents have been filed to protect this made in France innovation. Which has a cost… Obviously, such an umbrella has a cost and not the least. This umbrella is sold between 10,000 and 12,000 euros, as BFMTV reminds us in the video above, and requires a full day of training to handle it. Canvas color and custom embroideries are optional. But at that price, it’s hard to understand how the umbrella had trouble unfolding, evidenced by the whales in the open air during its deployment.