Wrist web dispenser

• US 5,678,730 A
• Filed: 04/10/1996
• Issued: 10/21/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John Fabek, Kimberley Runions
• Original Assignee: John Fabek, Kimberley Runions
• Inventors: Fabek, John, Runions, Kimberley
• Primary Examiner(s): Kashnikow, Andres
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bomberg, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US08/562,705
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: 222/78, 222/79, 222/175, 222/192, 222/402.1, 222/402.15, 239/154, 239/529, 472/51, 472/52, 2/160, 2/161.1
• US Class Current: 222/78
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/008 Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/388 with means for suspending the aerosol container
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/75 Aerosol containers not provided for in groups B65D83/16 - B65D83/74

Abstract

An amusement device for selectively discharging a pressurized medium from a user'"'"'s palm, in effect, enabling a person to mimic Spider Man. In its broadest context, the present invention includes a hand strap which is adapted to be positioned about the palm area of a user, a canister holder which is connected to the hand strap, and a canister of a stringy web like material. With the present invention a user can dispense the web like material from their palm.

Claims

1. A device for selectively discharging a pressurized medium from a user'"'"'s palm, the device comprising in combination:

a nylon hand strap having a first end, a second end, a forward edge, a rearward edge, an upper surface for engaging a user'"'"'s palm, and a lower surface, a thumb receiving aperture formed adjacent the first end;

first and second hook and pile fasteners formed intermediate the thumb receiving aperture and the first end upon the lower surface of the hand strap;

third and fourth hook and pile fasteners formed approximate the second end and upon the upper surface of the hand strap, the third and fourth hook and pile fasteners adapted for engagement with the first and second hook and pile fasteners when the hand strap is positioned around the hand of a user;

a nylon canister strap having a first end and a second end and an intermediate extent therebetween, the intermediate extent of the canister strap secured to the lower surface of the hand strap intermediate the first and second ends, a fifth hook and pile fastener secured to the first end of the canister strap, a sixth hook and pile fastener secured to the second end of the canister strap;

a cylindrical canister having a discharge end, a lever integral with the discharge end of the canister, the lever functioning to selectively discharge the contents of the canister, the canister positioned within the canister strap with the fifth and sixth hook and pile fasteners secured together;

a medium positioned within the cylindrical canister and adapted to be dispensed therefrom, the medium being substantially solid and characterized by dispensing in a continuous web like string.

2. A device for selectively discharging a pressurized medium from a user'"'"'s palm, the device comprising in combination:

a hand strap having a first end, a second end, a forward edge, a rearward edge, an upper surface for engaging a user'"'"'s palm, and a lower surface;

first and second securing means formed approximate the first end upon the lower surface of the hand strap;

third and fourth securing means formed approximate the second end and upon the upper surface of the hand strap, the third and fourth securing means adapted for engagement with the first and second securing means when the hand strap is positioned around the hand of a user;

a canister strap having a first end and a second end and an intermediate extent therebetween, the intermediate extent of the canister strap secured to the lower surface of the hand strap intermediate the first and second ends, a fifth securing means secured to the first end of the canister strap, a sixth securing means secured to the second end of the canister strap;

a cylindrical canister having a discharge end, a lever integral with the discharge end of the canister, the lever functioning to selectively discharge the contents of the canister, the canister positioned within the canister strap with the fifth and sixth securing means secured together;

a medium positioned within the cylindrical canister and adapted to be dispensed therefrom.

3. The device as described in claim 2 wherein:

the first and second securing means are hook and pile fasteners;

the second and third securing means are hook and pile fasteners;

the fifth and sixth securing means are hook and pile fasteners.

4. The device as described in claim 2 wherein:

the medium positioned within the cylindrical canister is substantially solid and characterized by dispensing in a continuous web like string.