Patent ID: 9726455
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: F41B,F41F,F42B

Claim:
1. An arming assembly for a personal self-defense device comprising: (a) a substantially closed-ended member having a first end and a second end, the member having an interior chamber, at least one opening formed within the first end for the inserting and exiting of a projectile, at least one slot formed along a side of the member; (b) a translatable piston disposed within the interior chamber, the piston including means for biasing and a disc, the disc being attached to the means for biasing, the disc having at least one indentation for receiving an end of the projectile, the at least one indentation being in registry with the at least one opening; (c) at least one tube extending inwardly from the at least one opening toward the second end, the at least one tube defining a stabilizer for the projectile; and (d) at least one arm attached to the means for biasing and extending outwardly from the member through the at least one slot, the means for biasing being compressed when the at least one arm is actuated in a first direction and the means for biasing being released when the at least one arm is actuated in a second direction.