Aerosol self-defense spray canister container

Abstract

A reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container is configured to house a replaceable aerosol self-defense spray canister and includes a transparent housing having a cylindrical side wall, and a spray head removably attached to the cylindrical side wall of the transparent housing. The cylindrical side wall of the transparent housing is configured to be spaced apart from the replaceable aerosol self-defense spray canister when the reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container houses the replaceable aerosol self-defense spray canister, such that the cylindrical side wall of the transparent housing is configured to house a decorative sheet of material between the cylindrical side wall of the transparent housing and the replaceable aerosol self-defense spray canister.

1 . A reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container configured to house a replaceable aerosol self-defense spray canister, the reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container comprising:
 a transparent housing having a cylindrical side wall; and   a spray head removably attached to the cylindrical side wall of the transparent housing;   wherein the cylindrical side wall of the transparent housing is configured to be spaced apart from the replaceable aerosol self-defense spray canister when the reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container houses the replaceable aerosol self-defense spray canister, such that the cylindrical side wall of the transparent housing is configured to house a decorative sheet of material between the cylindrical side wall of the transparent housing and the replaceable aerosol self-defense spray canister.   
     
     
         2 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 1 , wherein the transparent housing includes a bottom wall closing off the cylindrical side wall of the transparent housing at a bottom end of the cylindrical side wall. 
     
     
         3 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 2 , further including a keychain hook at the bottom end of the cylindrical side wall. 
     
     
         4 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 3 , wherein the keychain hook is provided on the bottom wall of the transparent housing. 
     
     
         5 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 3 , wherein the keychain hook is provided on the cylindrical side wall of the transparent housing at the bottom end of the cylindrical side wall. 
     
     
         6 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 1 , wherein the transparent housing includes a fastener at a periphery of a top end of the cylindrical side wall of the transparent housing for removably attaching the transparent housing to the spray head. 
     
     
         7 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 6 , wherein the fastener includes at least one projection extending from the cylindrical side wall radially inwardly. 
     
     
         8 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 1 , wherein the spray head includes a cylindrical side wall that is open at a top end and a bottom end of the cylindrical side wall of the spray head. 
     
     
         9 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 8 , wherein the cylindrical sidewall of the spray head includes a spray hole extending through the cylindrical side wall of the spray head. 
     
     
         10 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 8 , wherein the spray head includes a corresponding fastener at a periphery of the bottom end of the cylindrical side wall of the spray head for removably attaching the spray head to the transparent housing. 
     
     
         11 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 10 , wherein the corresponding fastener includes at least one recessed track into which the at least one projection of the fastener of the transparent housing slides as the spray head is rotated relative to the transparent housing. 
     
     
         12 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a spray activation mechanism housed within the spray head and movable between an inactivated position and an activated position. 
     
     
         13 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 12 , wherein the spray activation mechanism includes a nozzle, an activation button and an exit aperture. 
     
     
         14 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 13 , wherein the nozzle is configured to fluidly connect with pressurized aerosol self-defense spray in the replaceable aerosol self-defense spray canister when the spray head is attached to the transparent housing and the reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container houses the replaceable aerosol self-defense spray canister. 
     
     
         15 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 13 , wherein the activation button is accessible from the open top end of the spray head and includes a tactile depression on a top surface of the activation button. 
     
     
         16 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 13 , wherein the activation button includes a lock that is configured to engage with the cylindrical side wall of the spray head to selectively lock the activation button in the inactivated position. 
     
     
         17 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 15 , wherein the lock includes a lock projection extending axially outward from the activation button and being engageable with a stepped cutout in the cylindrical side wall of the spray head. 
     
     
         18 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 17 , wherein the lock projection is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. 
     
     
         19 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 18  wherein in the locked position, the lock projection is engaged with a top step of the stepped cutout, thereby preventing movement of the activation mechanism from the inactivated position to the activated position. 
     
     
         20 . The reusable aerosol self-defense spray canister container according to  claim 18 , wherein in the unlocked position, the lock projection is disengaged with the top step of the stepped cutout, thereby allowing movement of the activation mechanism from the inactivated position to the activated position.