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Spray container for cyanoacrylate esters

Assignee: PRINT-LOCK Corp
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Filing: 1985-08-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-08-07
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention is a spray container for use in applying a cyanoacrylate ester composition which is a liquid and which is disposed in the spray container. The spray container includes a container which is constructed from an air-impermeable material and which has a valve with a nozzle. The spray container also includes a spraying mechanism which has a spray head with one or more apertures or orifices and a cylinder with a piston. The movement of the piston in the cylinder draws the liquid into the spray head in order to atomize and spray the liquid through the apertures upon forward movement of the piston. The spray container discharges the fine mist of atomized particles of the cyanoacrylate ester composition onto two opposing surfaces which are to be adhesively joined together or fumes an object suspected of containing latent fingerprints.

Inventors

  • 👤 William P. Morton
  • 👤 Charles L. Butland

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 09:08
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/103; A61B5/117; A61B5/1171; A61B5/1172

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim 85 words
A spray container for use in a self-contained fingerprinting kit or for use in applying adhesive material which comprises: a. a container associated with a valve with a nozzle; b. a cyanoacrylate ester which is a liquid disposed in said container; and c. discharging means for discharging a fine mist of atomized particles of said cyanoacrylate ester through said nozzle for fuming an object suspected of containing latent fingerprints or for discharging onto at least one of two opposing surfaces which are to be joined.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 85 words
A spray container for use in a self-contained fingerprinting kit or for use in applying adhesive material which comprises: a. a container associated with a valve with a nozzle; b. a cyanoacrylate ester which is a liquid disposed in said container; and c. discharging means for discharging a fine mist of atomized particles of said cyanoacrylate ester through said nozzle for fuming an object suspected of containing latent fingerprints or for discharging onto at least one of two opposing surfaces which are to be joined.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
The spray container of claim 1 wherein said cyanoacrylate ester is dispersed in a chlorinated organic solvent to produce a mixture of said chlorinated organic solvent and said cyanoacrylate ester.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 51 words
The spray container of claim 2 wherein a fluorescent dye is added to said mixture of said chlorinated organic solvent and said cyanoacrylate ester in order to generate fluorescent vapor fumes whereby said latent fingerprints become exposed when an ultraviolet light source is shined on said object containing said latent fingerprints.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 32 words
The spray container of claim 1 wherein said discharging means is a spring actuated pump device which includes a discharge valve for effecting spraying of a desired quantity of said cyanoacrylate ester.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 14 words
The spray container of claim 1 wherein said discharging means is a hand-held apparatus.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 68 words
The spray container of claim I wherein said discharging means is a spraying mechanism which includes a spray head with one or more apertures or orifices and a cylinder with a piston wherein the movement of said piston in said cylinder draws the liquid cyanoacrylate ester into said spray head in order to atomize and spray said liquid through said apertures upon oppositely disposed movement of said piston.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 112 words
7 . An aerosol spray container for use in a self-contained fingerprinting kit, said aerosol spray container comprising: a. a container associated with a valve with a nozzle; b. a hydrocarbon propellant which is disposed in said container; c. a mixture of a chlorinated organic solvent and a cyanoacrylate ester which is disposed in said container and which is discharged along with said hydrocarbon propellant through said nozzle of said valve of said container whereby said aerosol spray container discharges a fine mist of atomized particles of said mixture of said chlorinated organic solvent and said cyanoacrylate ester along with said hydrocarbon propellant for fuming an object suspected of containing latent fingerprints.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 112 words
7 . An aerosol spray container for use in a self-contained fingerprinting kit, said aerosol spray container comprising: a. a container associated with a valve with a nozzle; b. a hydrocarbon propellant which is disposed in said container; c. a mixture of a chlorinated organic solvent and a cyanoacrylate ester which is disposed in said container and which is discharged along with said hydrocarbon propellant through said nozzle of said valve of said container whereby said aerosol spray container discharges a fine mist of atomized particles of said mixture of said chlorinated organic solvent and said cyanoacrylate ester along with said hydrocarbon propellant for fuming an object suspected of containing latent fingerprints.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 52 words
The aerosol spray container of claim 7 wherein a fluorescent dye is added to said mixture of said chlorinated organic solvent and said cyanoacrylate ester in order to generate fluorescent vapor fumes whereby said latent fingerprints become exposed when an ultraviolet light source is shined on said object containing said latent fingerprints.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 111 words
An aerosol spray container for use in applying an adhesive material, said aerosol spray container comprising: a. a container associated with a valve with a nozzle; b. a hydrocarbon propellant which is disposed in said container; c. a mixture of a chlorinated organic solvent and an alkyl-cyanoacrylate which is disposed in said container and which is discharged along with said hydrocarbon propellant through said nozzle of said valve of said container whereby said aerosol spray container discharges a fine mist of said mixture of said chlorinated organic solvent and said alkyl-cyanoacrylate chemical along with said hydrocarbon propellant onto at least one of two opposing surfaces which are to be joined together.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 111 words
An aerosol spray container for use in applying an adhesive material, said aerosol spray container comprising: a. a container associated with a valve with a nozzle; b. a hydrocarbon propellant which is disposed in said container; c. a mixture of a chlorinated organic solvent and an alkyl-cyanoacrylate which is disposed in said container and which is discharged along with said hydrocarbon propellant through said nozzle of said valve of said container whereby said aerosol spray container discharges a fine mist of said mixture of said chlorinated organic solvent and said alkyl-cyanoacrylate chemical along with said hydrocarbon propellant onto at least one of two opposing surfaces which are to be joined together.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 58 words
A self-contained fingerprinting system comprising: a. discharging means for discharging a mist of atomized particles of cyanoacrylate ester in order to generate vapors thereof; and b. a portable vapor tank into which said mist of atomized particles of cyanoacrylate ester in order to generate vapors is discharged in order to fume an object suspected of containing latent fingerprints.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 58 words
A self-contained fingerprinting system comprising: a. discharging means for discharging a mist of atomized particles of cyanoacrylate ester in order to generate vapors thereof; and b. a portable vapor tank into which said mist of atomized particles of cyanoacrylate ester in order to generate vapors is discharged in order to fume an object suspected of containing latent fingerprints.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 79 words
A self-contained fingerprinting system according to claim 10 wherein said portable vapor tank also comprises: a. shrouding means for enclosing said vapors from said mist of atomized particles of cyanoacrylate ester in order to fume with said vapors an object suspected of containing latent fingerprints; and b. first supporting means for supporting said shrouding means and said object in front of said discharging means with said supporting means being mechanically coupled to the top of said portable vapor tank.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 63 words
A self-contained fingerprinting system according to claim 10 wherein said portable vapor tank also comprises: a, timing means for determining the duration of fuming with said vapors; and b. purging means for purging said vapors from said portable vapor tank, said purging means being electrically coupled to said timing means and activated thereby at the end of duration of fuming with said vapors.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 33 words
A self-contained fingerprinting system according to claim 10 wherein said portable vapor tank also comprises second supporting means for supporting the object suspected of containing latent fingerprints in front of said discharging means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 68 words
A self-contained fingerprinting system according to claim 10 wherein a fluorescent dye is added to said mist of atomized particles of cyanoacrylate ester in order to generate fluorescent vapors and wherein said portable vapor tank also comprises an ultraviolet source which exposes latent fingerprints when the ultraviolet light source is shined on the object which contains the latent fingerprints and which has been treated with said fluorescent vapors.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 66 words
A self-contained fingerprinting system according to claim 12 wherein said purging means comprises: a. a vacuuming device which has an inlet and an outlet which is fluidly coupled to the inside of said portable vapor tank; and b. a charcoal filter which is fluidly coupled to said inlet of said vacuuming device in order to collect said vapors from the inside of said portable vapor tank.

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