Appliance for Squirting Out Liquids to be used Principally by Cyclists.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Appliance for Squirting Out Liquids to be used Principally by
Cyclists.
I, GUSTAV REIMANN, of Nimptsch, Silesia, Germany, School Teacher, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
My invention relates to a pistol shaped device or instrument for squirting out
liquids, to be used principally by cyclists to ward off dogs or highway robbers.
The handle of the pistol is hollowed out and holds enclosed a hollow rubber
ball, such as is used for inst. on atomizers; an air inlet valve is provided
at the lower end of said ball. The trigger, which is pulled in the usual manner,
carries at the end, reaching into the hollow of the handle, a plate, on which
is fastened a spring for ordinarily pulling it down to its lowest position. If the
trigger is actuated by the finger pulling the fingerring backwards, the said
plate is pressed upward and against the rubber ball; the latter is compressed
and part of the air, contained in it, is forced out at the front end, which is in
connection with the barrel.
This latter, running out into a point with a very small opening in it, contains
the liquid to be squirted out, preferably a solution of sal ammoniac. The air,
being forced out of the rubber ball, now with considerable force drives the
liquid out of the small opening in the shape of a thin jet.
In order to prevent the liquid from entering into the rubber ball, means are
provided, whereby the rubber tube, connecting the rubber ball with the barrel,
is ordinarily compressed and is only allowed to distend during the intentional
discharge of air into the barrel.
In order to make my invention more readily understood, I have illustrated
it on the accompanying sheet of drawings, of which
Fig. 1 shows a vertical and longitudinal view of the arrangement partly in
section.
Fig. 2 shows the mechanism during the discharge period.
a is the pistol handle; the rubber ball, being provided with the air inlet
valve c; d is the rubber tube, connecting the rubber ball with the barrel f;
9 is a plug, closing the barrel towards the hollow handle.
h is the trigger with fingerring i; k the plate, fixed on the trigger and pressing
against the rubber ball; is a spring for pulling down plate k; m is the pointed
end of the barrel. o is a lever arm actuated by the trigger, to the hearing
socket of which it is fastened and being provided with the head n; q is a
piece of metal or hard rubber for holding depressed the upper wall of the con-
necting tube d. As long as the trigger is not pulled, the arm o will take the
position shown in Fig. 1, the head n firmly pressing the lower wall of the con-
necting tube against the upper one and thereby preventing any passage of air
from the rubber ball to the barrel. But as soon as the trigger is being pulled,
the arm o swings around and downwards as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 and the

page_text: lower wall of the connecting tube can distend to its normal shape, when part
of the compressed air may pass from the rubber ball through the tube d into
the barrel.
Appliance for Squirting Out Liquids, to be used Principally by
Cyclists.
I, GUSTAV REIMANN, of Nimptsch, Silesia, Germany, School Teacher, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention relates to a pistol shaped device or instrument for squirting out
liquids, to be used principally by cyclists to ward off dogs or highway robbers.
The handle of the pistol is hollowed out and holds enclosed a hollow rubber
ball, such as is used for instance on atomizers; an air inlet valve is provided
at the lower end of said ball. The trigger which is pulled in the usual manner,
carries at the end, reaching into the hollow of the handle, a plate, on which
is fastened a spring for ordinarily pulling it down to its lowest position. If the
trigger is actuated, by the finger pulling the fingerring backwards, the said
plate is pressed upward against the rubber ball; the latter is compressed
and part of the air, contained in it, is forced out at the front end, which is in
connection with the barrel. This latter, running out into a point with a very
small opening in it, contains the liquid to be squirted out, preferably a solution
of sal ammoniac. The air, being forced out of the rubber ball, now with consider-
able force drives the liquid out of the small opening in the shape of a thin jet.
In order to prevent the liquid from entering into the rubber ball means are
provided, whereby the rubber tube, connecting the rubber ball with the barrel,
is ordinarily compressed and is only allowed to distend during the intentional
discharge of air into the barrel.
In order to make my invention more readily understood, reference is to be
had to the sheet of drawings, left with the Provisional Specification, of which
Fig. 1 shows a vertical and longitudinal view of the pistol partly in
section.
Fig. 2 shows the mechanism during the discharge period.
a is the pistol handle; the rubber ball, which is provided with the air inlet
valve c; is the rubber tube, connecting the rubber all with the barrel f;
is a plug, closing the barrel towards the hollow handle.
h is the trigger with fingerring i; k the plate, fixed on the trigger and pressing
against the rubber ball; is a spring for pulling down plate k, said spring
subserving the purpose of the usual trigger spring; m is the pointed end of
the barrel. o is a lever arm actuated by the trigger, to the bearing socket of
which it is fastened and provided with the head ; q is a piece of metal or
hard rubber for holding depressed the upper wall of the connecting tube d. As
long as the trigger is not pulled, the arm o will take the position shown in Fig. 1;
the head firmly pressing the lower wall of the connecting tube against the upper
one and thereby preventing any passage of air from the rubber ball to the barrel.
But as soon as the trigger is, being pulled the arm o swings around and down-
wards as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 and the lower wall of the connecting tube can

page_text: distend to its normal shape, when part of the compressed air may pass from the
rubber ball through the tube d into the barrel.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1/ In a pistol shaped instrument for squirting out liquids the combination of
the hollow handle a, containing the rubber ball having an air inlet valve c the
trigger h provided with plate k and spring 1, the pointed barrel f, the plug g
and a connecting tube between the said ball and the barrel as and for the
purpose specified.
2/ In a pistol shaped instrument for squirting out liquids the combination of
the hollow handle a, containing the rubber ball having an air inlet valve c the
trigger h provided with plate for compressing the rubber ball and trigger
spring, the arm o projecting from the trigger and carrying the head n, the
connecting tube d, the piece q for depressing the upper wall of the said connecting
tube the plug g and the pointed barrel f, as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 1st day of March 1899.
GUSTAV REIMANN.