Patent ID: 7070003

Claim:
A fire extinguisher actuating and refuse container combination device, said device being adapted for removably coupling to a fire extinguisher, said device comprising: a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said peripheral wall having an upper edge; a mounting being attached to an outer surface of said peripheral wall for removably mounting the fire extinguisher to the container; a valve actuating assembly being removably coupled to said extinguisher, said valve actuating assembly being adapted for actuating a valve of the fire extinguisher and directing pressurized fire extinguishing composition therein into said container when smoke is detected within said container or a temperature of greater than 50° C. is detected, said valve actuating assembly including; a cover being removably being positioned over the valve; a loop member having an upper side, a lower side, an inner side and an outer side, said loop member having an interior channel therein extending along a length of said loop member, said inner side having a plurality of apertures therein extending into said channel, each of said apertures being angled downwardly into said container when said upper edge is positioned within said slot; an arm assembly being attached to and extending away from said outer side of said loop member, said arm assembly being pivotally coupled to said cover, said interior channel extending through said arm assembly and being in fluid connection with an interior of said cover.