Hot gas deployment devices
OwnerThomas Giandomenico, Thomas Anthony Giandomenicoinventors
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Abstract
A hot gas deployment device for safely deploying a “hot” tear-gas canister to flush out barricaded law-resisters. The device includes an internal chamber for inserting the tear-gas canister therein, securing means to secure the canister in place during deployment, and a handle for easy operation. The chamber safely contains the hot-gases produced by the tear-gas canister to reduce the risk of causing a fire in the barricaded space. Tear-gas release orifices on the chamber's housing release the tear-gas from the chamber. One embodiment of the device includes a hollow spear for releasing the tear-gas through walls and other obstructions. Another embodiment of the device is suitable for hurling with a tear-gas grenade launcher.
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A hot gas deployment device for safely discharging a hot tear-gas grenade, the device comprising:
- a housing defining an internal chamber for axially receiving a tear-gas canister, the chamber being open at one end and generally closed at its second end, the housing further formed with a handle for grasping the hot gas deployment device during deployment and securing means for generally holding the tear-gas canister in position within the chamber during the deployment of the tear-gas grenade, wherein the handle is a hollow stick-handle which is formed on the closed end of the housing and comprising a barrier penetration means and an orifice for releasing the tear-gas inside the barricaded space, the housing further comprising a tear-gas release orifice in the housing for releasing the tear-gas from within the chamber to the external environment of the chamber, the housing further comprising a tear-gas pressure relief means for releasing the tear-gas from the internal chamber if excessive gas pressure builds up in the internal chamber, wherein the tear-gas pressure relief means is a pressure-distensible flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve being sleeved over the external surface of the housing to cover the tear-gas release orifice on the housing.
A hot gas deployment device for safely discharging a hot tear-gas grenade, the device comprising:
- a housing defining an internal chamber for axially receiving a tear-gas canister, the chamber being open at one end and generally closed at its second end, the housing further formed with a handle for grasping the hot gas deployment device during deployment and securing means for generally holding the tear-gas canister in position within the chamber during the deployment of the tear-gas grenade, and wherein the housing comprises a cap-closure for the open end of the chamber, the cap-closure having an opening for inserting the threaded end of the bouchont of the tear-gas grenade, the cap-closure further functioning as the securing means for generally holding the tear-gas canister in position within the chamber during the deployment of the tear-gas grenade, the housing further including a first tear-gas release orifice in the housing for releasing the tear-gas from within the chamber to the external environment of the chamber, the housing further comprising a tear-gas pressure relief means for the first tear-gas release orifice for releasing the tear-gas from the internal chamber if excessive gas pressure builds up in the internal chamber, wherein the tear-gas pressure relief means is a pressure-distensible flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve being sleeved over the external surface of the housing to cover the tear-gas release orifice on the housing.
A hot gas deployment device for safely discharging a hot tear-gas grenade, the device comprising:
- a housing defining an internal chamber for axially receiving a tear-gas canister, the chamber being open at one end and generally closed at its second end, the housing further formed with a handle for grasping the hot gas deployment device during deployment and securing means for generally holding the tear-gas canister in position within the chamber during the deployment of the tear-gas grenade, the housing further including a first tear-gas release orifice in the housing for releasing the tear-gas from within the chamber to the external environment of the chamber, the housing further comprising a tear-gas pressure relief means for the first tear-gas release orifice for releasing the tear-gas from the internal chamber if excessive gas pressure builds up in the internal chamber, wherein the tear-gas pressure relief means is a pressure-distensible flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve being sleeved over the external surface of the housing to cover the tear-gas release orifice on the housing.
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