A suspension and control head apparatus includes: a cable attachment member; a housing having an exterior face; an electronic head control system; a drive pulley system mounted to the exterior face, the drive pulley system includes: a valve control line with a first end and a second end; an end piece on the first end; a drive pulley with a first face and a second face defining a channel there between running along the circumference of the drive pulley; a groove on the first face of the drive pulley configured to fit the end piece; and a driver system; wherein the valve control line is removably inserted into the groove and the channel and the valve control line is retractable and extendable from the drive pulley. The location and features of the drive pulley system allows for ease of access for maintenance and replacement of the valve control line.
A62C 3/02 - Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places for area conflagrations, e.g. forest fires, subterranean fires
B64D 1/16 - Dropping or releasing powdered, liquid or gaseous matter, e.g. for fire-fighting
2.
Surge dampening baffle for flexible liquid transport tanks
A baffle for a flexible liquid transport tank, having a base portion connected to an interior surface of the liquid transport tank, a single panel shaped to substantially cover the internal cross-sectional area defined by the liquid transport tank, and a link mechanism to interconnect the single panel to the base portion.
A suspension and control head apparatus for an aerial firefighting bucket comprising: a rigid frame member having an upper cargo attachment portion that is removably connectable to a cargo hook of a hover capable aircraft, the frame member including lower spaced apart cable attachment portions that are removably connectable to support cables that support the bucket; the frame member defining bilateral opposite sides, one side being a solenoid side and the opposite side being a reel side; a solenoid mounted on the solenoid side, the solenoid being coupled to an electrical source and a switch that energizes and deenergizes the solenoid; a spring-loaded reel rotatably mounted on the reel side, the reel having wound thereon a cable when the reel is in a relaxed or nearly relaxed state, the cable having a stop member, wherein the solenoid and the reel are adjacent to each other on the opposite sides; a latch that interferes with the stop member when the latch is in a latched position and the latch being moveable to a released position in which the latch releases the stop member; a linkage that communicates from the solenoid side to the reel side, the linkage on the solenoid side being connected to the solenoid, the linkage on the reel side being connected to the latch, and the solenoid being operable to release the latch to be moved to the released position when the solenoid is energized; and wherein with the stop member being released, the cable may be unwound from the reel against the spring bias of the reel with application of a downward force on the cable.
A valve mountable to a bottom of a container around an opening, such as an aerial firefighting bucket, and has a hub and telescoping arms extending radially from the hub. The telescoping arms are connected to the hub and to the bottom of the container. Hence, they radiate from the hub to a periphery around the opening. The hub may be raised and lowered with respect to the opening. When raised the telescoping arms extend and when lowered the telescoping arms contract. A valve flap is connected to the telescoping arms and covers the opening when the hub is lowered to inhibit liquid flow out of the opening and exposes part of the opening as the hub is raised to allow liquid to flow past the valve flap.
A62C 3/02 - Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places for area conflagrations, e.g. forest fires, subterranean fires
An aerial firefighting bucket assembly supported by a harness and includes an open bucket body with a bottom having an opening. A flexible tubular dump valve extends from the opening and has a free end defining a discharge port with a sealing lip defining two opposite lip portions. Pulleys or other roller mechanisms are mounted on one or the other of the lip portions, and end stops are mounted to the opposite lip portion such that each pulley faces an end stop. Flexible support lines from a control mechanism each pass through one pulley and terminate on the corresponding end stop. The lines when tensioned are drawn through the pulley and draw the corresponding end stop towards the pulley to bring the lip portions into sealing contact. The lines when slackened allow the lip portions to be forced apart for dumping water from the bucket.
A62C 3/02 - Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places for area conflagrations, e.g. forest fires, subterranean fires
A collapsible containment berm having a floor and a peripheral sidewall, a plurality of brace assemblies integrally carried on an external surface of the sidewall and on an adjacent underside surface of the floor, each brace assembly comprising a rigid sidewall support member connected to the external surface of the sidewall and oriented upright when deployed, a rigid buttress member having a first end and an opposite second end, and hingedly connected to an upper end of the sidewall support member that allows the buttress member to arc toward or away from the sidewall, a rigid floor member hingedly connected at the third end to the other end of the buttress member, and a sleeve connected to the underside of the floor and adapted to receive the floor member. The floor member slides in and out of the sleeve and moves the buttress member in and out of a bracing position with respect to the sidewall.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment for use by fire ignition crews, wildland firefighters, and forestry and wildlife personnel, namely, chemically-loaded incendiary aerial ignition devices that are used to ignite controlled fires for reducing wildfire hazards and combating wildfires; equipment for priming and dispatching incendiary aerial ignition devices, namely, plastic sphere dispensers; and training and instruction manuals sold together as a unit
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment for use by fire ignition crews, wildland firefighters, and forestry and wildlife personnel, namely, chemically-loaded incendiary aerial ignition devices that are used to ignite controlled fires for reducing wildfire hazards and combating wildfires; equipment for priming and dispatching incendiary aerial ignition devices, namely, plastic sphere dispensers; and training and instruction manuals sold together as a unit
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
(1) Aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment for use by fire ignition crews, wildland firefighters, and forestry and wildlife personnel, namely, chemically-loaded incendiary aerial ignition devices that are used to ignite controlled fires for reducing wildfire hazards and combating wildfires; equipment for priming and dispatching incendiary aerial ignition devices, namely, plastic sphere dispensers
(2) Training and instruction manuals
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
(1) Aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment for use by fire ignition crews, wildland firefighters, and forestry and wildlife personnel, namely, chemically-loaded incendiary aerial ignition devices that are used to ignite controlled fires for reducing wildfire hazards and combating wildfires; equipment for priming and dispatching incendiary aerial ignition devices, namely, plastic sphere dispensers
(2) Training and instruction manuals
21.
Filter apparatus for the treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated water
A filter apparatus for treating hydrocarbon contaminated water comprising a housing defining an internal cavity and having an inlet and an outlet; a separating member that separates the internal cavity into a first treatment zone and a second treatment zone, wherein the first treatment zone is in fluid communication with the inlet and the second treatment zone is in fluid communication with the outlet, the separating member having one or more holes therethrough for fluid flow from the first treatment zone to the second treatment zone; at least one distribution tube within the second treatment zone having an end enclosing at least one of the holes to accept liquid flowing through the hole, the distribution tube further having perforations along its length for distributing liquid into the second treatment zone; a filtration barrier within the first treatment zone for removing particulate matter from the liquid flowing therethrough; and a particulate filtration media within the second treatment zone, surrounding the distribution tube, comprising at least one polymer for removing hydrocarbons from the water flowing through the second treatment zone prior to exiting the outlet.
C02F 1/28 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by sorption
B01D 17/022 - Separation of non-miscible liquids by contact with a preferentially wettable solid
B01J 20/28 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof characterised by their form or physical properties
C02F 1/40 - Devices for separating or removing fatty or oily substances or similar floating material
B01J 20/20 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising free carbonSolid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising carbon obtained by carbonising processes
B01D 17/00 - Separation of liquids, not provided for elsewhere, e.g. by thermal diffusion
C02F 1/00 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
C02F 103/00 - Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated
B01D 39/20 - Other self-supporting filtering material of inorganic material, e.g. asbestos paper or metallic filtering material of non-woven wires
B01D 29/56 - Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups Filtering elements therefor with multiple filtering elements, characterised by their mutual disposition in series connection
22.
Overfill and fluid level indicators for use on flexible collapsible liquid tanks
An overfill indicator for a flexible collapsible liquid storage tank made of a liquid impervious fabric and having a floor and a top wall with a vent therein, the overfill indicator comprising a connector portion adapted to removably connecting to the vent of the tank, an indicator movably mounted to the connector portion, the indicator being moveable between a resting position and a visually noticeable alert position, a base portion located on the inside of the tank and on the floor thereof and aligned with the vent, and a linkage connecting the base to the indicator such that the indicator is moved from the resting position to the alert position as the top wall of the tank reaches a threshold distance from the floor as the tank is filled with liquid, wherein said threshold distance coincides with the tank having reached a desired liquid capacity.
B65D 90/48 - Arrangements of indicating or measuring devices
G01F 23/00 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
G01F 23/22 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
G08B 21/00 - Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
23.
Apparatus and method for dispensing incendiary spheres
An apparatus for dispensing incendiary spheres comprising a hopper operable to store discrete unitary unprimed spheres; a feed mechanism cooperating with the hopper to extract unprimed spheres from the hopper; a rotary sphere delivery mechanism rotating in a first direction and having at least one pocket defined therein, the at least one pocket being adapted to capture a sphere, wherein the feed mechanism cooperates with the rotary sphere delivery mechanism to load an unprimed sphere into the at least one pocket; a rotary injector mechanism rotating in an opposing second direction and having at least one injector needle, wherein the rotary injector mechanism and the rotary sphere delivery mechanism are synchronized such that the at least one injector needle pierces an unprimed sphere within the at least one pocket as the at least one pocket and the at least one injector needle rotate past each other; a source of reactant in fluid communication with the at least one injector needle, wherein the rotary injector mechanism delivers an amount of reactant to the at least one injector upon the at least one injector piercing the sphere to start a delayed exothermic reaction within the sphere thereby priming the sphere; and a motor to drive the rotary sphere delivery mechanism and the rotary injector mechanism.
B64D 1/04 - Dropping, ejecting, or releasing articles the articles being explosive, e.g. bombs
F41F 5/00 - Launching-apparatus for gravity-propelled missiles or projectiles
F42B 12/44 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for dispensing materialsProjectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for producing chemical or physical reactionProjectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for signalling of incendiary type
24.
Display screen with graphical user interface for a fire fighting bucket controller
Valves having an inner assembly comprising: a base plate spaced apart from a top plate to define therebetween an open side, the base plate defining an outlet; an outer assembly comprising solid side walls and being movable relative to the inner assembly between open and closed positions, an upper portion of the solid side walls seal with the top plate only when the outer assembly is in the closed position, a lower portion of the solid side walls seal with the base plate only when the outer assembly is in the closed position, wherein the open position allows flow through the valve via the open side portion and the outlet of the outer assembly; and an actuator mounted to the inner assembly and connected to the outer assembly to move the outer assembly between the open and closed positions in response to electrical control signals.
A62C 3/02 - Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places for area conflagrations, e.g. forest fires, subterranean fires
A62C 31/28 - Accessories for delivery devices, e.g. supports
A62C 3/08 - Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places in vehicles, e.g. in road vehicles in aircraft
Flexible tanks for transporting liquids comprising a flexible bladder to contain liquid, several transverse surge dampening baffles inside the bladder, each baffle comprising several flexible panels, each having a base connected to the inside of the bladder and aligned along a plane transverse to the bladder and an unsupported terminal end opposite the base and adapted to converge with the unsupported portions of adjacent panels in a manner that defines a barrier to fluid flow across the transverse baffle when the bladder is filled; and a connector for interconnecting the terminal ends of the panels. There may be provided a flexible outer bladder of an abrasion resistant material that is adapted to removably receive the inner bladder. There may be provided longitudinal baffles situated between adjacent transverse baffles that define longitudinal compartments with restricted fluid flow there between for dampening lateral fluid surges.
B65D 6/00 - Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
B65D 8/00 - Containers having a curved cross-section formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
B65D 8/14 - Containers having a curved cross-section formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor characterised by wall construction or by connection between walls collapsible
B65D 25/00 - Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
B65D 1/24 - Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents with moulded compartments or partitions
An apparatus and method for launching incendiary projectiles is provided. The apparatus includes a support adapted to being mounted to a vehicle, a pneumatic launcher connected to the support and operable to launch a projectile that has been delivered to the launcher, a gas delivery system operable to deliver a volume of pressurized gas to the launcher for launching the projectile, a projectile delivery system operable to deliver projectiles to the launcher, an injector cooperating operable to receive projectiles from the projectile delivery system and to inject the projectiles with an amount of reactant suitable to produce a delayed exothermic reaction with the incendiary material to prime the projectile, and thereafter convey the primed projectile to the launcher; and a controller operable to operable to regulate the launching of the projectiles.
An apparatus and method for dispensing incendiary projectiles is provided. The apparatus includes an injector for injecting the projectiles with a reactant at a dispensing rate, and a controller operable to control the dispensing rate. The controller is operable to control solenoids of a dispenser gate and a shuttle motor, and to prevent jam conditions of the apparatus. The apparatus can detect and automatically correct jam conditions that do occur. The apparatus can count the number of incendiary projectiles dispensed during a current operation and during the lifetime of the apparatus. The apparatus is dimensioned to minimize the number of incendiary projectiles purged from the apparatus after an operator has indicated to stop dispensing.
F42B 12/44 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for dispensing materialsProjectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for producing chemical or physical reactionProjectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for signalling of incendiary type
A62C 3/08 - Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places in vehicles, e.g. in road vehicles in aircraft
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Fire extinguishing systems in the nature of firefighting and fire suppression equipment for use by fire ignition crews, wildland firefighters, and forestry and wildlife personnel, namely, chemically-loaded incendiary ignition devices that are used to ignite controlled fires for reducing wildfire hazards and combating wildfires; fire extinguishing systems in the nature of firefighting and fire suppression equipment for use by fire ignition crews, wildland firefighters, and forestry and wildlife personnel used to prime and dispatch incendiary ignition devices
(1) Firefighting and fire suppression equipment for use by fire ignition crews, wildland firefighters, and forestry and wildlife personnel, namely: chemically-loaded incendiary ignition projectiles that are used to ignite controlled fires for reducing wildfire hazards and combating wildfires; equipment for priming and dispensing incendiary ignition projectiles.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Fire extinguishing systems in the nature of aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment for use by fire ignition crews, wildland firefighters, and forestry and wildlife personnel, namely, chemically-loaded incendiary aerial ignition devices that are used to ignite controlled fires for reducing wildfire hazards and combating wildfires [; fire extinguishing systems in the nature of aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment for use by fire ignition crews, wildland firefighters, and forestry and wildlife personnel used to prime and dispatch incendiary aerial ignition devices, namely, drop tubes and plastic sphere dispensers, injector guns, automatic and manual explosive primers used to ignite controlled fires for reducing wildfire hazards and combating wildfires; and training and instruction manuals sold together as a unit with the above equipment] [Distributorships in the field of aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment] [Custom manufacture and assembly of products for others in the field of aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment] [Design for others in the field of aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment; technology consulting for others, namely, providing advice regarding aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment]
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
13 - Firearms; explosives
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
(1) Equipment used to prime and dispatch incendiary aerial ignition devices, namely, injector guns.
(2) Arial firefighting and fire suppression equipment for use by fire ignition crews, wildland firefighters, and forestry and wildlife personnel, namely, chemically-loaded incendiary aerial ignition devices that are used to ignite controlled fires for reducing wildfire hazards and combatting wildfires; Equipment used to prime and dispatch incendiary aerial ignition devices, namely, drop tubes and plastic sphere dispensers.
(3) Equipment used to prime and dispatch incendiary aerial ignition devices, namely, automatic and manual explosive primers.
(4) Training and instruction manuals. (1) Supplying aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment for others.
(2) Manufacturing and assembling aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment for others.
(3) Designing aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment for others.
(4) Consulting and advising on the use of aerial firefighting and fire suppression equipment.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
20 - Furniture and decorative products
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Devices for holding and storing hose, namely, metal hose reels; accessories used to lift, transport [ and release ] external loads from a cable suspended from a helicopter, namely, [ external cargo hooks primary and ] longline [ , multi-hook carousels holding rescue cages and baskets, metal devices namely, multi-hook carousels holding a number of different cargo hooks in a variety of configurations and nubbins and ball receivers ] Aerial fire fighting and fire suppression equipment, namely, refillable containers that are attached to aircraft and are used to store, transport, and drop water, fire-fighting foam, and other fire-fighting suppressing compositions, on fires; tanks and reservoirs that are attached to or suspended from aircraft and used for holding and injecting water, fire-fighting foam and other fire-suppressing compositions; fire-fighting backpack units that comprise storage tanks for holding fire suppressing foams and liquids and hand pumps; pumps for circulating, distributing, and dispersing water and fire-suppressing chemicals; pumps for distributing fuel; [ mobile lift-cages and baskets, designed for connection to aircraft and used to transport and rescue people, animals and property; accessories used to lift, transport and release external loads from a cable suspended from a helicopter namely, continuous electrical contact swivels ] Tanks and reservoirs made of thermal plastic-coated synthetic fabric for storing water and other liquids; portable tanks and reservoirs made of thermal plastic-coated synthetic fabric for storing water and other liquids; fuel containers and reservoirs made of thermal plastic-coated synthetic fabric; collapsible tanks and reservoirs made of thermal plastic-coated synthetic fabric for storing water and other liquids; gravity feed funnels made of thermal plastic-coated synthetic fabric that collect and route water from a moving water source; tanks made of thermal plastic-coated synthetic fabric for holding and storing hazardous materials, all for commercial use [ Manufacture and assembly of aerial fire-fighting and fire suppression equipment, aerial carrying and storage systems, reservoirs and storage facilities, and systems to transport liquids over land for others ] [ Custom design of aerial fire-fighting and fire suppression equipment for others; designing aerial carrying and storage systems, reservoirs and storage facilities, and systems to transport liquids over land for others ]
01 - Chemical and biological materials for industrial, scientific and agricultural use
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
07 - Machines and machine tools
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
12 - Land, air and water vehicles; parts of land vehicles
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
20 - Furniture and decorative products
28 - Games; toys; sports equipment
31 - Agricultural products; live animals
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
43 - Food and drink services, temporary accommodation
Goods & Services
(1) Aerial fire fighting and fire suppression equipment, namely, refillable containers that are attached to aircraft and are used to store, transport, and drop water, fire-fighting foam, and other fire-fighting suppressing compositions, on fire.
(2) Tanks and reservoirs for storing water and other liquids.
(3) Portable tanks and reservoirs for storing water and other liquids.
(4) Fuel containers and reservoirs.
(5) Tanks and reservoirs that are attached to or suspended from aircraft and used for holding and injecting water, fire fighting foam and other fire-suppressing compositions.
(6) Collapsible tanks and reservoirs for storing water and other liquids.
(7) Fire -fighting backpack units that comprise storage tanks for holding fire suppressing foams and liquids and hand pumps.
(8) Gravity feed funnels that collect and route water from a moving water source.
(9) Tanks for holding and storing hazardous materials.
(10) Pumps for circulating, distributing, and dispersing water and fire-suppressing chemicals.
(11) Pumps for distributing fuel.
(12) Hose reels and containers.
(13) Electric generators and alternators.
(14) Berm liners used to contain liquids and spills of hazardous materials.
(15) Mobile lift-cages and baskets, designed for connection to aircraft and used to transport and rescue people, animals, and property.
(16) Accessories used to lift, transport, and release external loads from a cable suspended from a helicopter; namely: (i) continuous electrical contact swivels, (ii) external cargo hooks primary and longline, (iii) connectors for holding rescue cages and baskets, (iv) connectors for holding a number of different cargo hooks in a variety of configurations, (v) shock absorbers attached to lift lines, and (vi) nubbins and ball receivers. (1) Custom design, manufacture, and assembly of aerial fire-fighting and fire suppression equipment for others.
(2) Designing, manufacturing, and assembling aerial carrying and storage systems for others.
(3) Designing, manufacturing, and assembling reservoirs and storage facilities for others.
(4) Designing, manufacturing, and assembling systems to transport liquids over land.
