JPH0228080B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a personal protection device consisting of a housing disguised as a normal accessory, the device having a chamber into which a pressurized fluid container is inserted; The container is provided with a dispensing head, the container or the dispensing head being movably located within the chamber, and further movably located within the housing, and the housing being configured to provide relative movement between the container and the dispensing head. It has an actuator that can be actuated from the outside and an opening located in the wall of the housing near the outlet nozzle of the dispensing head.

This type of device is known from page 28 of the September 1967 issue of the magazine "Gun". Although this device is disguised as a pen, this pen cannot be used for writing, it only forms an imitation pen. This device cannot be considered a "quick pull" weapon, since the cartridge must be pre-screwed onto the pen.

In German Patent Application No. 1915045, a device of the above type is known in the form of an imitation pistol. Compared to the above-mentioned counterfeit weapons, the counterfeit pistol has a deterrent function, but its use is dangerous to the user as it makes the attacker wary.

A device for dispensing tear gas or the like without disguise or restraint is known from US Pat. No. 4,068,780 and West German Utility Model No. 1,928,924.

The main object of the invention is to obtain a device for personal protection of the kind mentioned at the outset, which device is disguised as a normal necessity, but forms a real necessity with a secondary function. do. The next object is to obtain a weapon for personal protection, which in its normal use, when crimes often occur, is an additional and useful necessity.

According to a main aspect of the invention, a device for personal protection having the features indicated at the outset is designed as a key box, the key box having a second chamber or compartment which receives or is arranged to receive a bundle of keys. . According to another aspect, a key ring or key holder is placed in the second chamber. Preferably, the key ring is connected to one of the walls of the second chamber by a chain or string.

As for crime statistics, the frequency of attacks against people is
This is particularly high in situations where people do not lock their car or house doors. The device according to the invention allows the user to effectively protect himself in this real-life situation, provided that he has the device in hand, without leaving it behind, and without engaging in any suspicious behavior. This is because it can be operated. The device is truly an "instant draw" weapon, unnoticed by the attacker. Unlike tear gas pen guns, which must be removed from a pocket or handbag beforehand, the necessary action of the user alerts the attacker. Since the key box of the present invention is a real necessity, the user always carries the box with him when he is outdoors. Moreover, the key box of the present invention is always in the user's hand when he is in his car or home and opens the door;
In this case, the device is suspended by a key inserted into the lock of the door or ignition switch at the key chain.

Other objects, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The housing 10 consists of two halves 12, 14 fastened together, each of which is provided with an inwardly projecting partition wall 16. Each of the partition walls 1
6 touch each other at their adjacent edges or leave a gap between them. A first chamber 34 containing a fluid dispensing container 36 is separated from the key receiving chamber 58 by said partition wall 16. Both chambers form a side-by-side arrangement. The chamber 58 has a bottom opening which can be closed by a slide 30 which is guided so as to be movable in the guide groove 32 . Instead of a sliding body, a hinged bottom plate can also be provided. The key ring or key holder holding the key bundle is connected to a chain or string and the other end is attached to one of its walls inside the chamber 58. Container 36 has a dispensing head 38 having an outlet nozzle 40 therein which terminates at an opening 42 in the wall of the housing. The upper wall 28 of the housing, the intermediate wall 22 above the first chamber, the partition wall 16 and the vertical wall 44 joining the upper wall and the intermediate walls 28, 22 form a laterally extending guide groove 46 in which the actuating The device 48 is movably guided and the actuator can be moved inwardly by the user's fingers. The actuator is prestressed by a spring 52 and has an inclined bottom ramp 50 which, during actuation of the actuator, presses downwardly against the protrusion of the dispensing head 38, thereby disengaging the valve in the container, as is known. was held,
A jet of fluid 56 exits through opening 42.
The protrusion extends through a hole in the intermediate wall 22.

In its normal position, the locking lever 54 is in the guide groove 4.
6 inlet opening to prevent movement of the actuator. Lever 54 can be pivoted downwardly to gain access to the actuator.

The above elements form a first simple embodiment of the invention, in which the key receiving chamber 58 extends over the entire height of the housing.

The illustrated embodiment forms a multi-purpose device. Upper wall 28
A cap 24 is attached above the incandescent lamp 6.
2. It houses a reflector 64, a transparent window 68, and switches 70 and 72 for emitting a light beam 66. The key receiving chamber 58 is defined at its upper end by the transverse wall 26, and a third chamber 60 for accommodating a dry battery is formed above the chamber 58. Located behind the rear wall 18 of the housing are caps 90, 92, 94 which are hinged to one of the rear side wall edges of the housing and define a chamber 88 for receiving banknotes. Side wall 20
A further chamber 74 is provided below the chamber 34, which is bounded at its lower end by a coin 84. Slides 76, 78, guided by ribs 82 of the housing and preloaded by spring 80, press the cluster of coins downwardly against the extension of lower slide 30, which slide resists spring 86. and when pressed rearward opens chamber 74 for dispensing coins.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a personal protective device in the form of a multi-purpose device; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view taken along line 3--3 in FIG. 10... Housing, 12, 14... Half body, 1
6...Partition wall, 18...Rear wall, 20...Side wall, 2
2...Intermediate wall, 24...Cap, 26...Side wall, 28...Intermediate wall, 30...Sliding body, 32...
Groove, 34... First chamber, 36... Container, 38... Dispensing head, 40... Nozzle, 42... Opening, 4
4... Vertical wall, 46... Groove, 48... Actuator, 5
0...Slope, 52...Spring, 54...Lever, 5
6...Jet, 58...Reception room, 60...3rd
Chamber, 62...Lamp, 64...Reflector, 66...
Luminous flux, 68... window, 70, 72... switch, 7
4... Chamber, 76, 78... Sliding body, 80... Spring, 82... Rib, 84... Coin, 86... Spring, 88... Chamber, 90, 92, 94... Cap.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A personal protective device consisting of a housing disguised as a normal accessory, having a chamber into which a pressurized fluid container is inserted, said container being provided with a dispensing head, A container or dispensing head is movably located within the chamber, and an actuator is movably located within the housing and actuable from outside the housing to effect relative movement between the container and the dispensing head. and an opening provided in the wall of the housing near the outlet nozzle of the dispensing head, the housing disguised as a key box being provided with a second chamber, in which a key ring or key holder is disposed. Personal protective equipment placed.