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Safe, effective self-defense device

US4728037A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 18, 1986
Grant dateMar 1, 1988
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41H9/10
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A safe, effective self-defense device including a container having a non-toxic deterrent fluid mixture therein is disclosed. The container is provided as a thin-walled, manually-collapsible, squeeze bottle having a nozzle, a nozzle closure cap and a sealing substance positioned in the nozzle, which cap can be removed and the sealing substance ejected from the nozzle by a single hand of the user. The deterrent mixture includes a surfactant lachyrmal agent, a food-grade dye and an odor or oleofactory agent.

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