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A pepper spray container assembly includes a first housing, a second housing secured to the first housing, and a pepper spray bottle securely retained by the first and second housings. A portion of the first housing is configured to be pressed into the assembly and moved forward into an activation p

A pepper spray container assembly includes a first housing, a second housing secured to the first housing, and a pepper spray bottle securely retained by the first and second housings. A portion of the first housing is configured to be pressed into the assembly and moved forward into an activation position, thereby sliding the first housing forward relative to the second housing.

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1. A pepper spray container assembly comprising: a first housing including an activation button;a second housing secured to said first housing; anda pepper spray bottle securely retained by said first and second housings, wherein said activation button is configured to be pressed into the assembly a

1. A pepper spray container assembly comprising: a first housing including an activation button;a second housing secured to said first housing; anda pepper spray bottle securely retained by said first and second housings, wherein said activation button is configured to be pressed into the assembly and moved forward toward an intended target, thereby sliding said first housing forward relative to said second housing, in order to dispense pepper spray from said pepper spray bottle. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said pepper spray bottle comprises a main body and a nozzle portion. 3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein said nozzle portion is longitudinally compressed when said activation button is moved forward. 4. The assembly of claim 2, wherein said nozzle portion remains longitudinally aligned with respect to a central axis of said pepper spray bottle at all times. 5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second housings comprises a detachable key ring. 6. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said first housing comprises a safety tab integrally connected to said activation button, wherein said safety tab abuts a wall portion of said second housing in a deactivated position, and wherein said safety tab is aligned with and slides through a tab slot formed in said wall portion when said activation button is pressed into the assembly and moved forward. 7. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said first housing comprises first slider tabs, wherein said second housing comprises second slider tabs, and wherein said first and second slider tabs slidably abut one another to secure said first housing to said second housing. 8. The assembly of claim 1, wherein one of said first and second housings comprises a lock tab, and wherein the other of said first and second housings comprises a lock tab slot that securely retains said lock tab. 9. The assembly of claim 1, wherein one of said first and second housings comprises lock ledges, and wherein the other of said first and second housings comprises securing ledges that are biased into said lock ledges, thereby securing said first housing to said second housing. 10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein at least one of said lock ledges comprises a protuberance that prevents at least one of said securing ledges from forward movement when the assembly is in a deactivated position. 11. The assembly of claim 1, comprising at least one biasing spring between one of said first and second housings and said pepper spray bottle. 12. The assembly of claim 1, wherein one of said first and second housings comprises a detent, and wherein the other of said first and second housing comprises a reciprocal opening that retains said detent when the assembly is in a deactivated position. 13. A pepper spray container assembly comprising: a first housing;a second housing secured to said first housing; anda pepper spray bottle securely retained by said first and second housings, wherein a portion of said first housing is configured to be pressed into the assembly and moved forward into an activation position, thereby sliding said first housing forward relative to said second housing, wherein an entirety of said pepper spray bottle remains longitudinally aligned with respect to said first and second housings in the activation position. 14. A pepper spray container assembly comprising: a first housing including an activation button and a safety tab integrally connected to said activation button;a second housing secured to said first housing, wherein a bottle chamber is defined between said first and second housings, wherein at least one of said first and second housings comprises a detachable key ring, wherein one of said first and second housings comprises a lock tab, and wherein the other of said first and second housings comprises a lock tab slot that securely retains said lock tab; anda pepper spray bottle comprising a main body and a nozzle portion, wherein said pepper spray bottle is contained within said bottle chamber, wherein said activation button is configured to be pressed into the assembly and moved forward toward an intended target, thereby sliding said first housing with respect to said second housing, in order to dispense pepper spray from said pepper spray bottle, wherein said nozzle portion is longitudinally compressed when said activation button is moved forward, wherein said safety tab abuts a wall portion of said second housing when the assembly is in a deactivated position, and wherein said safety tab is aligned with and slides through a tab slot formed in said wall portion when said activation button is pressed into the assembly and moved forward. 15. The assembly of claim 14, wherein said nozzle portion is not angled with respect to said main body when said activation button is moved forward. 16. The assembly of claim 14, wherein said nozzle portion remains longitudinally aligned with respect to a central axis of said pepper spray bottle at all times. 17. The assembly of claim 14, wherein said first housing comprises first slider tabs, wherein said second housing comprises second slider tabs, and wherein said first slider tabs slidably abut one another to secure to first housing to said second housing. 18. The assembly of claim 14, wherein one of said first and second housings comprises lock ledges, and wherein the other of said first and second housings comprises securing ledges that are biased into said lock ledges, thereby securing said first housing to said second housing. 19. The assembly of claim 18, wherein at least one of said lock ledges comprises a protuberance that prevents at least one of said securing ledges from forward movement when the assembly is in a deactivated position. 20. The assembly of claim 14, comprising at least one biasing spring between one of said first and second housings and said pepper spray bottle. 21. The assembly of claim 14, wherein one of said first and second housings comprises a detent, and wherein the other of said first and second housing comprises a reciprocal opening that retains said detent when the assembly is in a deactivated position.