Patent ID: 8469015

Claim:
A rescue launcher system comprising, in combination: a reusable launcher; a one-time-use, pre-packed payload cartridge removably secured to the reusable launcher; wherein the payload cartridge includes a plastic canister, a plastic rear cap secured to the rear end of the canister and closing a rear end of the canister, plastic front lid removably secured to a front end of the canister and closing the front end of the canister, a pressurization system located within the canister and selectively activated by the reusable launcher, and a payload located within the canister and which is launched through the front end of the canister to a remote location upon actuation of the pressurization system by the reusable launcher; and wherein the plastic rear cap is removably secured to the reusable launcher to secure the canister and the pressurization system to the reusable launcher as the payload is launched from the canister through the front end of the canister.