John J Vester

US Patent:

58970266, Apr 27, 1999

Filed:

Mar 20, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/821202

Inventors:

John J Vester - Greenwood IN
Kathy R Vester - Greenwood IN

International Classification:

B65D 8318
B65D 8322

US Classification:

222 5

Abstract:

A new single-use personal defense device for warding off, and marking, potential and actual attackers. The inventive device includes a housing containing a sealed container therein which contains a supply of pressurized attack-repellent chemical. The container includes a frangible surface which is pierced by a sharp piercing end of a hollow tube when the tube is actuated by a trigger. The chemical then flows through the hollow tube to a dispensing end where the chemical is discharged to the exterior of the housing. The chemical is an indelible dye and/or an odoriferous scent material, so that when sprayed onto an attacker, the attacker is marked by the chemical so that the attacker can be easily identified.