Patent ID: 7686193

Claim:
A hand-held apparatus for attachment to an aerosol spray can having a spray button for controlling sprayed application of a substance from the aerosol can, said apparatus comprising: a main body having a handgrip for grasping by the user's hand; said main body adapted with means for loading and unloading of an aerosol can, said means for loading and unloading including a generally cylindrical can mount configurable from an open configuration wherein the aerosol spray can may be loaded and unloaded to a closed configuration wherein a aerosol spray can is fixed relative to said main body; said can mount resiliently biased to said closed configuration; a lever disposed in spaced relation with said handgrip so as to enable the user to actuate said lever with the same hand that grasps the hand grip portion, said lever providing means for actuating said can mount from said closed configuration to said open configuration; a trigger assembly pivotally connected to said main body, said trigger assembly adapted for causing said aerosol can to emit a spray upon manual actuation thereof; and said main body portion having a base to allow said main body to be free standing.