Patent ID: 8333247

Claim:
A discharge assembly comprising: a housing having a body portion having a first end and a second end, the housing configured and dimensioned to be releasably mounted with respect to a vehicle or structure to allow a user to use the housing in a portable fashion both within or away from the vehicle or structure; an actuator within the housing, the actuator configured and dimensioned to fluidically separate the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber configured to house a liquid-based fire fighting agent and the second chamber configured to house a pressurized fluid; a first end member enclosing the first end of the housing and having an outlet in fluid communication with a first valve, the first valve configured to allow: (i) the first chamber to be filled with the liquid-based fire fighting agent, and (ii) at least a portion of the liquid-based fire fighting agent to be released via the first valve when actuated; an actuating member mounted with respect to the first valve; a second valve in fluid communication with the second chamber, the second valve configured to pressurize the fluid housed in the second chamber to a pre-determined pressure level; wherein the pressurized fluid in the second chamber is pressurized to about 300 psi or less prior to actuating the actuating member; wherein the first valve is an on/off valve; and wherein upon actuation of the actuating member, the actuating member causes the first valve to open, thereby allowing for the release of the liquid-based fire fighting agent from the first chamber and through the outlet and to the first valve, and the housed fluid pressure at the pre-determined pressure level in the second chamber moves the actuator towards the first chamber, thereby forcing at least a portion of the liquid-based fire fighting agent out of the first chamber and through the first valve.