Patent ID: 7559439

Claim:
A tool comprising: a body defining a canister compartment and a flashlight compartment, wherein the body includes a trigger aperture and a safety aperture; a flashlight head securable to the body at a first end; a switch assembly housed by the body, wherein the switch assembly controls power delivery to the flashlight head from a battery disposed in the flashlight compartment; a nozzle securable to the body at a second end; and a trigger assembly mounted on the body proximate to the switch assembly, wherein actuation of the trigger assembly ejects spray through the nozzle from a spray canister disposed in the canister compartment, further wherein either the trigger assembly or the switch assembly may be actuated without changing grip on the body, still further wherein the trigger assembly comprises: a trigger mounted on the body and extending therein via the trigger aperture, wherein the trigger is movable between an unfired position and a fired position that ejects spray through the nozzle from a spray canister disposed in the canister compartment, and a safety mounted on the body and extending therein via the safety aperture, wherein the safety is coupled with the trigger to lock the trigger in the unfired position, further wherein release of the safety unlocks the trigger and permits movement of the trigger to the fired position.