Patent ID: 6199726
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
A dispenser for dispensing a substance from a pressurized canister having a valve selectively operable to control release of the substance, said dispenser comprising:an elongate housing for a pressurized canister, said elongate housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall, wherein said distal end has an aperture formed therein and said sidewall has an opening formed therein; andan actuator that extends within said elongate housing through said opening, said actuator being movable at least axially forward toward said distal end and axially backward toward said proximate end, said actuator having an axially forward firing position in which said actuator is operatively coupled to the pressurized canister to open the valve and release the substance from the pressurized canister through the aperture in a substantially axial direction.