Portable gun for discharging highly pressurized fluid material
AssigneeWestfire Developments PTY LTD
InventorPhilip Patrick Thurn
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Abstract
A portable gun for discharging highly pressurized fluid material such as tear gas or capsicum spray comprises an elongate refillable pressure vessel (8) for storing under pressure fluid material to be discharged. A discharge barrel (4) is coupled to the pressure vessel via a valve assembly (6) and through which the material is discharged when the valve assembly is opened by actuation of a trigger (38). The axis of the barrel is orientated in the same direction as the axis of the pressure vessel, and the gun is supported from the body of a user by a sling so that the gun can be supported with the axes of the pressure vessel and barrel generally horizontally directed.
Claims9
A portable gun for discharging highly pressurised capsicum or lachrymatory material for use in law enforcement, including a pressure vessel, a valve assembly connected to an outlet of the vessel for controlling discharge of the material, the valve assembly including a trigger for actuation thereof, and an elongate barrel coupled to the valve assembly for directing the discharge of the material, wherein the pressure vessel, valve assembly and barrel are adapted to be rigidly connected and wherein the pressure vessel is provided with liquefied CO2 in combination with said material.
A portable gun for discharging highly pressurised capsicum or lachrymatory material for use in law enforcement, said gun including an elongate refillable pressure vessel for storing under pressure liquefied CO2 in combination with said material to be discharged, a valve assembly coupled to an outlet of the pressure vessel, and a discharge barrel coupled to the pressure vessel via the valve assembly and through which the material is discharged when the valve assembly is opened, the longitudinal axis of the barrel being orientated in the same direction as the longitudinal axis of the pressure vessel, a manually-operable trigger coupled to the valve assembly for opening and closing the valve assembly, and a sling for supporting the gun from the body of a user so that the gun can be supported from the user's body with the pressure vessel lying between the torso of the user and an arm of the user and with the longitudinal axes of the pressure vessel and barrel being generally horizontally directed.
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