Apparatus for spraying a disabling liquid at an attacker

• US 5,538,164 A
• Filed: 12/14/1994
• Issued: 07/23/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joseph F. Rivas
• Original Assignee: Joseph F. Rivas
• Inventors: Rivas, Joseph F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kashnikow, Andres
• Assistant Examiner(s): Derakshani, Philippe
• Application Number:
  US08/355,534
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 222/78, 222/79, 222/175, 222/192, 222/207, 222/212, 222/209, 222/561, 222/153.04, 222/153.14, 222/556, 224/148, 237/529, 237/154, 446/475
• US Class Current: 222/153.04
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 9/10 Hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellant gases or chemicals

Abstract

An apparatus for spraying a disabling liquid at an attacker comprising a dispenser for a quantity of a liquid capable of disabling an attacker, the dispenser being fabricated in an oval configuration with a hollow interior containing a liquid and with a discharge opening formed in one side thereof, the dispenser also including an aperture for the feeding of additional fluid thereto; a valve assembly located within the dispenser; a reservoir of additional fluid; and a tube coupling the reservoir with the dispenser for supplying additional fluid from the reservoir to the dispenser.

Claims

1. A new and improved apparatus for spraying a disabling liquid at an attacker comprising, in combination:

a dispenser for a quantity of a liquid capable of disabling an attacker, the dispenser being fabricated in an oval configuration with a hollow interior containing a liquid and with a discharge opening formed in one side thereof, the dispenser also including an aperture for the feeding of additional fluid thereto;

a valve assembly located within the dispenser, the valve assembly including a plate positionable over the interior of the opening with adjacent surfaces adapted to frictionally retain a gate in position over the opening to preclude its dispensing, the plate functioning as the gate with the gate also having a lock positionable adjacent the interior wall of the dispenser in proximity to the opening whereby depressing of the center of the device of the dispenser adjacent the opening will move the lock to urge the gate away from the opening and thereby force fluid through the opening toward the attacker;

a reservoir of additional fluid;

a tube coupling the reservoir with the dispenser for supplying additional fluid from the reservoir to the dispenser;

disconnectable straps secured to the dispenser and to the reservoir and to the tube for removably coupling the reservoir tube and dispenser to the arm of a wearer with the reservoir adjacent the shoulder of a wearer and the dispenser in the hand of the wearer; and

a sliding gate valve positioned in the flow of fluid adjacent to the interface between the reservoir and the tube, the gate valve positionable in a first orientation to preclude the flow of fluid through the tube and a second orientation wherein an aperture of the gate valve is in alignment with the tube to allow the dispensing of fluid from the reservoir to the dispenser.

2. An apparatus for spraying a disabling liquid at an attacker comprising:

a dispenser for a quantity of a liquid capable of disabling an attacker, the dispenser being fabricated in an oval configuration with a hollow interior containing a liquid and with a discharge opening formed in one side thereof, the dispenser also including an aperture for the feeding of additional fluid thereto;

a valve assembly located within the dispenser, the valve assembly having a plate positionable over the interior of the opening with adjacent surfaces adapted to frictionally retain a gate in position over the aperture to preclude its dispensing;

a reservoir of additional fluid;

a tube coupling the reservoir with the dispenser for supplying additional fluid from the reservoir to the dispenser; and

disconnectable straps secured to the dispenser and to the reservoir for removably coupling the dispenser to the hand of a wearer and the reservoir to the arm of the wearer.

3. An apparatus for spraying a disabling liquid at an attacker comprising:

a dispenser for a quantity of a liquid capable of disabling an attacker, the dispenser having a hollow interior containing a liquid and with a discharge opening formed in one side thereof, the dispenser also including an aperture for the feeding of additional fluid thereto;

a valve assembly located within the dispenser, the valve assembly includes a plate positionable over the interior of the opening with adjacent surfaces adapted to frictionally retain a gate in position over the aperture to preclude its dispensing, the plate functioning as the gate with the gate also having a lock positionable adjacent the interior wall of the dispenser in proximity to the opening whereby depressing of the center of the device of the dispenser adjacent the opening will move the lock to urge the gate away from the opening and thereby force fluid through the opening toward the attacker;

a reservoir of additional fluid;

a tube coupling the reservoir with the dispenser for supplying additional fluid from the reservoir to the dispenser;

disconnectable straps secured to the dispenser and to the reservoir for removably coupling the reservoir to the arm of a wearer and the dispenser to the hand of the wearer; and

a sliding gate valve positioned in the flow of fluid adjacent to the interface between the reservoir and the tube, the gate valve positionable in a first orientation to preclude the flow of fluid through the tube and a second orientation wherein an aperture of the gate valve is in alignment with the tube to allow the dispensing of fluid from the reservoir to the dispenser.