Chemical dispensing anti-burglar booby trap device
OwnerCharles R. Fegleyinventor
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Abstract
A chemical dispensing anti-burglar booby trap device is disclosed from which a chemical such as tear gas is discharged into an area to be protected when an intruder opens a window or a door or forces open a window or a door to enter an unauthorized area with which the device is associated. The anti-burglar booby trap device employs a spring biased actuating member for discharging a chemical from a pressurized container. An improved trigger for releasably retaining the actuating member in a cocked position and for releasing the chemical are described.
Claims18
A chemical dispensing anti-burglar booby trap device for use with a pressurized container having a fluid-dispensing element adapted to release fluid under pressure when actuated, the device comprising:
- a. a body member mounted on support means;
- b. means for supporting said pressurized container in said body member;
- c. an actuating member slidably supported in said body member, a fluid passageway contained within said actuating member and arranged to extend through a wall of said body member, said passageway having an entry section at one end thereof and an adjustable dispensing head on the other end thereof;
- d. dispensing element actuating means mounted on said actuating member and adapted to engage and actuate said fluid-dispensing element;
- e. spring means biased to force said fluid-dispensing element and said dispensing element actuating means into engagement with each other, thereby causing said fluid-dispensing element to be actuated;
- f. a means for forming a seal between said fluid dispensing element and said entry section whereby fluid will be discharged therethrough from said container into said passageway, said seal being formed upon movement of said actuating member when said actuating member is released;
- g. trigger means adapted to releasably retain said spring means in a cocked position in which said fluid-dispensing element and said dispensing element actuating means are separated from each other;
- h. trigger-actuating means associated with said trigger to actuate said trigger upon the application of force to said trigger-actuating means, whereby said spring is released from its cocked position causing said fluid-dispensing element to be actuated, and fluid under pressure is released from said container to pass through said passageway.
A chemical dispensing anti-burglar booby trap device for attachment to a surface such as a wall and associated with a movable object such as a window to prevent burglary by filling the area associated with said device with a chemical such as tear gas when unauthorized movement of said movable object is attempted, the device comprising:
- a. a body member having mounting means for securing said body member to one surface;
- b. a pressurized container supported in said body member, said pressurized container having a fluid dispensing element adapted to release fluid under pressure when actuated;
- c. an actuating member slidably supported in said body member, a fluid passageway contained within said actuating member and arranged to extend through a wall of said body member, said passageway having an entry section at one end thereof and an adjustable rotatable dispensing head on the other end thereof;
- d. dispensing element actuating means mounted on said actuating member and adapted to engage and actuate said fluiddispensing element;
- e. spring means biased to force said fluid-dispensing element and said dispensing element actuating means into engagement with each other, thereby causing said fluid-dispensing element to be actuated,
- f. a means for forming a seal between said discharging means and said entry section whereby fluid will be discharged therethrough from said container into said passageway, said seal being formed upon movement of said actuating member when said actuating member is released;
- g. trigger means adapted to releasably retain said spring means in a cocked position in which said fluid-dispensing element and said dispensing element actuating means are separated from each other;
- h. and means for releasably retaining said trigger in said cocked position by a movable object, upon movement of said movable object from a first position to a second position relative to said surface, said trigger means moves from said cocked position to a release position wherein said dispensing element actuating means of said actuating member is forced into engagement with said fluid-dispensing element to discharge pressurized fluid from said container.
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