Personal defense spray gun and method
OwnerAlbert Beever, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A reusable personal defense spray gun and method which is easy to hold, aim, and actuate, and which includes an alarm for attracting assistance and/or stunning, disorienting, or disabling an attacker, especially in an emergency, includes a replaceable canister which is capable of dispensing fluid independent of its orientation.
Claims24
A personal defense spray gun comprising:
- a body;
- a canister removably housed in said body comprising a rigid peripheral wall structure defining a sealed cavity therein and a nozzle disposed in an opening in said rigid peripheral wall structure and operably connected thereto such that said nozzle selectively allows or prevents fluid flow from said sealed cavity to an environment outside said canister;
- and
- a trigger movably connected to said body and operably connected to said nozzle for selective operation thereof.
A personal defense spray system comprising:
- a personal defense spray gun;
- and
- a canister containing an active spray fluid, said canister removably operably connected to said personal defense spray gun.
A method of personal defense comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a personal defense spray gun, said personal defense spray gun comprising an active repellant spray fluid and a propellant fluid;
- releasing said active repellant spray fluid from said canister, thereby creating a repellant spray stream;
- and
- directing said repellant spray stream at a desired target for defense,
- whereby the target is at least one of repelled and incapacitated.
A method of manufacturing a personal defense spray gun comprising the steps of:
- forming a body including a canister receptacle and means for selectively actuating a canister disposed within said canister receptacle;
- and
- inserting a canister into said canister receptacle, said canister containing an active spray fluid, and a propellant fluid.
A fluid attractant spray gun comprising:
- a body;
- a canister removably housed in said body, said canister containing an attractant fluid under pressure;
- and
- a trigger movably connected to said body and operably connected to said nozzle for selective operation thereof.
A method of using a personal defense spray gun comprising the steps of:
- loading a test canister in the personal defense spray gun;
- spraying a first test fluid using the personal defense spray gun;
- replacing the test canister with an active spray canister;
- and
- spraying an active fluid using the personal defense spray gun.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.