Patent ID: 7040510

Claim:
An extension arm for holding, manipulating, and remote operation of a conventional trigger pump spray container of the type having a manual trigger pump spray head containing a pumping mechanism, a spray nozzle at a front end, a trigger connected with the pumping mechanism, a trigger return spring for returning the trigger to an extended position after it has been squeezed, and a liquid conducting dip tube that extends into the container, the extension arm comprising: an elongate arm having a hand grip and trigger assembly at a proximal end, and a mounting receptacle at a distal end for releasably receiving and securing the trigger pump spray container and pump spray head thereto in a vertical position generally perpendicular to said elongate arm; and actuating means having a proximal end connected with said trigger assembly, and having a trigger engaging portion at a distal end for engaging and operating the trigger of the pump spray head received in said mounting receptacle; wherein manual reciprocation of said trigger assembly at the proximal end of said elongate arm is transmitted by said actuating means trigger engaging portion to the pump spray head trigger and pumping mechanism to pump liquid from the container through the dip tube and discharge it through the spray nozzle.