Chemical irritant dispenser
AssigneeArmament Systems and Procedures, Inc.
InventorKevin L. Parsons
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Abstract
A chemical irritant dispenser includes an in line nozzle, chemical canister and actuator, whereby the dispenser may held in the palm of the hand with the actuator between the thumb and forefinger and the nozzle at the heel of the hand, the dispenser further including a safety lock at the actuator end, the safety lock configured to be moved between the latched and unlatched positions by an upward movement of the thumb and the actuator configured to be operated by a forward movement of the thumb, without repositioning the dispenser in the hand.
Claims15
A dispenser for a dispersible chemical in a pressurized aerosol canister having a selectively operable nozzle normally in a closed condition for retaining the pressurized chemical in the dispenser and operable to be opened for axially projecting the chemical, the dispenser comprising:
- a. a housing for the aerosol canister, the housing including a dispenser nozzle in a coaxial relationship with the canister nozzle for releasing and axially dispersing the pressurized chemical from the dispenser;
- b. an actuator in the housing in coaxial alignment with the canister nozzle and the dispenser nozzle, said actuator movable between a normally inactivated position and an activated position for selectively operating and opening the canister nozzle for releasing the pressurized chemical through the canister nozzle and the coaxial housing nozzle;
- c. a biasing element in the housing for normally urging the actuator into the inactivated position;
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- d. a safety lock associated with the actuator and moveable between a latched position wherein the safety lock is engaged with the actuator for latching it in the inactivated position and an unlatched position wherein the safety lock is disengaged from the actuator, whereby the actuator is enabled to be moved against the biasing element for operating the canister nozzle.
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