Abrégé

A firefighting apparatus and system for operating firefighting monitors and devices includes a base or hub that can be installed on the monitors and devices. Additionally, one of a plurality of external modules may be added to the hub. This apparatus and system allows for a simple and streamlined manufacturing and assembly process. Further, additional or different functionality may be easily added or removed from the system later in time.

Classes IPC  ?

• A62C 99/00 - Matière non prévue dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
• A62C 37/40 - Commande des installations de lutte contre l'incendie le signal de déclenchement étant émis par un détecteur distinct de la tuyère par le détecteur et par le déclencheur, p. ex. une soupape, qui se trouvent tous les deux dans la zone de danger avec une liaison électrique entre le détecteur et le déclencheur
• G08B 3/10 - Systèmes de signalisation audibleSystèmes d'appel sonore de personnes utilisant une transmission électriqueSystèmes de signalisation audibleSystèmes d'appel sonore de personnes utilisant une transmission électromagnétique
• G08B 25/10 - Systèmes d'alarme dans lesquels l'emplacement du lieu où existe la condition déclenchant l'alarme est signalé à une station centrale, p. ex. systèmes télégraphiques d'incendie ou de police caractérisés par le moyen de transmission utilisant des systèmes de transmission sans fil
• G06Q 50/26 - Services gouvernementaux ou services publics

Abrégé

A firefighting apparatus and system for operating firefighting monitors and devices includes a base or hub that can be installed on the monitors and devices. Additionally, one of a plurality of external modules may be added to the hub. This apparatus and system allows for a simple and streamlined manufacturing and assembly process. Further, additional or different functionality may be easily added or removed from the system later in time.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08C 17/02 - Dispositions pour transmettre des signaux caractérisées par l'utilisation d'une voie électrique sans fil utilisant une voie radio

Abrégé

A clamp that is used for clamping a flexible tube or hose has two primary pieces that are hinged together at one end and have handle sections on the other end. Two linking pieces that are hinged together at one end have opposite ends that are hinged to intermediate hinge points on the primary pieces. Clamping surfaces on one of the primary pieces and on one of the linking pieces open in the direction of the handles. When rotating to the closed position, the intermediate hinge point on one of the primary arms moves from one side of a line that runs between the point where the primary pieces are hinged and the point where the linking pieces are hinged to the other side of that line, providing a locking action.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16L 55/10 - Moyens pour arrêter l'écoulement dans les tuyaux ou manches
• B25B 7/12 - PincesAutres outils de serrage tenus à la main avec des mâchoires sur branches pivotantesParties constitutives généralement communes aux outils à main à branches pivotantes comportant des moyens particuliers de transmission entre les poignées et les mâchoires, p. ex. leviers articulés, dents

Produits et services

Fire-extinguishing equipment, namely firefighting monitors that spray foam or liquids on fires

Abrégé

A clamp that is used for clamping a flexible tube or hose has two primary pieces that are hinged together at one end and have handle sections on the other end. Two linking pieces that are hinged together at one end have opposite ends that are hinged to intermediate hinge points on the primary pieces. Clamping surfaces on one of the primary pieces and on one of the linking pieces open in the direction of the handles. When rotating to the closed position, the intermediate hinge point on one of the primary arms moves from one side of a line that runs between the point where the primary pieces are hinged and the point where the linking pieces are hinged to the other side of that line, providing a locking action.

Classes IPC  ?

• B25B 7/06 - Articulations
• B23D 29/02 - Dispositifs actionnés manuellement
• B25B 7/08 - Articulations à point d'appui fixe
• B25B 7/12 - PincesAutres outils de serrage tenus à la main avec des mâchoires sur branches pivotantesParties constitutives généralement communes aux outils à main à branches pivotantes comportant des moyens particuliers de transmission entre les poignées et les mâchoires, p. ex. leviers articulés, dents
• B25B 7/18 - Moyens de réglage pour les bras de commande
• B25B 7/20 - Pinces à plomber

Abrégé

A telescoping waterway component for use in firefighting equipment has a multi-piece outer tube and a telescoping inner tube through which fluid flows. An inlet component is selectively positionable at different inlet heights along the outer tube and can be positioned to provide different inlet angles. A rotating shutoff element is mounted within a manifold of the inlet component. The inner tube can be retracted to nest within a hollow cross-section of the shutoff element when that element is closed. A valve interlock disables an operator from rotating the shutoff element while the inner tube is retracted, or from retracting the inner tube while the shutoff element is open.

Classes IPC  ?

• A62C 31/28 - Accessoires pour dispositifs de jet, p. ex. supports

Abrégé

The disclosed portable self-powered flow measuring device has a non-metallic housing through which a fluid flows. An annular turbine spins within the housing, and has a set of inwardly-extending vanes set to reduce the pressure of the flowing fluid by more than 10%. A set of magnets that are spaced circumferentially about the turbine. Coils are mounted to the housing with axes that are radial to the axis of the central waterway. A set of circumferentially spaced reinforcing arms, one for each coil, are positioned outside the coils, the circumferential width of each reinforcing arm near the axial position of the turbine being no more than the radius of the coil.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01F 1/115 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets mécaniques en utilisant des aubes tournantes avec admission axiale avec accouplement magnétique ou électromagnétique au dispositif indicateur
• A62C 33/00 - Accessoires pour tuyaux
• H02K 7/18 - Association structurelle de génératrices électriques à des moteurs mécaniques d'entraînement, p. ex. à des turbines

Abrégé

The disclosed portable self-powered flow measuring device has a non-metallic housing through which a fluid flows. An annular turbine spins within the housing, and has a set of inwardly-extending vanes set to reduce the pressure of the flowing fluid by more than 10%. A set of magnets that are spaced circumferentially about the turbine. Coils are mounted to the housing with axes that are radial to the axis of the central waterway. A set of circumferentially spaced reinforcing arms, one for each coil, are positioned outside the coils, the circumferential width of each reinforcing arm near the axial position of the turbine being no more than the radius of the coil.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01F 1/115 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets mécaniques en utilisant des aubes tournantes avec admission axiale avec accouplement magnétique ou électromagnétique au dispositif indicateur
• B01D 17/02 - Séparation de liquides non miscibles
• B01D 17/12 - Dispositifs auxiliaires spécialement adaptés pour être utilisés avec les appareils pour séparer des liquides, p. ex. circuits de commande

Abrégé

A firefighting nozzle (10) has a series of moveable vanes (70) that extend inwardly from a peripheral wall (54) of a base (12). The inner side (72) of the vanes (70) extends between 1/8 and 3/8 of the diameter of the central channel (52). The vanes (70) rotate between a linear position (Fig. 7), in which the vanes (70) are generally parallel to the direction of the channel (52), and a vortex position (Fig. 10), in which the vanes (70) are significantly angled with respect to the direction of the channel (52). In the linear position, smooth bore linear flow is produced. In the vortex position, any of a range of fog patterns are produced. An externally mounted controller (16) connects to the vanes (70) and enables a firefighter to change the shape of the nozzle's spray without interrupting the flow. The controller (16) and base (14) have a series of pins (100) that slide in a spiral groove (102) and cause the shaper (16) to move axially with respect to the base (14) when the shaper (16) is rotated about the base (14). Radial stems (116) that ride in a circumferential slot (120) translate that axial movement into rotation of the vanes (70).

Classes IPC  ?

• A62C 31/03 - Buses spécialement conçues pour la lutte contre l'incendie réglables, p. ex. depuis la pulvérisation jusqu'au jet concentré ou vice-versa
• B05B 1/34 - Buses, têtes de pulvérisation ou autres dispositifs de sortie, avec ou sans dispositifs auxiliaires tels que valves, moyens de chauffage agencés pour influencer la forme de l'écoulement du liquide ou d'autre matériau fluide, p. ex. pour produire une turbulence
• B05B 1/12 - Buses, têtes de pulvérisation ou autres dispositifs de sortie, avec ou sans dispositifs auxiliaires tels que valves, moyens de chauffage capables de produire différents types d'écoulements de sortie, p. ex. sous forme d'un jet ou d'un pulvérisat

Abrégé

A new firefighting nozzle has a series of moveable vanes that extend inwardly from a peripheral wall of a base. The inner side of the vanes extends between ⅛ and ⅜ of the diameter of the central channel. The vanes rotate between a linear position, in which the vanes are generally parallel to the direction of the channel, and a vortex position, in which the vanes are significantly angled with respect to the direction of the channel. In the linear position, smooth bore linear flow is produced. In the vortex position, any of a range of fog patterns are produced. An externally mounted controller connects to the vanes and enables a firefighter to change the shape of the nozzle's spray without interrupting the flow. The controller and base have a series of pins that slide in a spiral groove and cause the shaper to move axially with respect to the base when the shaper is rotated about the base. Radial stems that ride in a circumferential slot translate that axial movement into rotation of the vanes.

Classes IPC  ?

• A62C 31/03 - Buses spécialement conçues pour la lutte contre l'incendie réglables, p. ex. depuis la pulvérisation jusqu'au jet concentré ou vice-versa
• B05B 1/34 - Buses, têtes de pulvérisation ou autres dispositifs de sortie, avec ou sans dispositifs auxiliaires tels que valves, moyens de chauffage agencés pour influencer la forme de l'écoulement du liquide ou d'autre matériau fluide, p. ex. pour produire une turbulence
• B05B 1/12 - Buses, têtes de pulvérisation ou autres dispositifs de sortie, avec ou sans dispositifs auxiliaires tels que valves, moyens de chauffage capables de produire différents types d'écoulements de sortie, p. ex. sous forme d'un jet ou d'un pulvérisat

Produits et services

Handheld and hand-operated portable equipment sold to and used by firefighters, namely, firefighting nozzles, firefighting monitors that spray liquid or foam on fires, mounts used by firefighters for holding firefighting equipment, and replacement parts for those goods

Produits et services

Pipes, tubes and hoses, and fittings therefor, including metal valves for fire fighting equipment; metal wrench brackets; metal couplings for fire hoses; connectors;  elbows; blind caps; non-mechanical reels for flexible hoses (metallic). Hand-operated tools and implements for treatment of materials, construction, repair and maintenance; fire tending implements; hydrant and spanner wrenches; spanners; rollers for removing air or water from fire hoses; personal emergency rescue tools consisting of a window punch and a seatbelt cutter; crow bars; sledgehammers; non-electric drills; axes; lifting jacks. Safety, security, protection and signaling devices; protective and safety equipment; fire fighting apparatus and equipment; fire fighting nozzles, foam nozzles, foam eductors, self-educting nozzles, water cannons, fire fighting monitors and mounts and replacement parts therefor; alarms and warning equipment; scientific research and laboratory apparatus, educational apparatus and simulators; adapters.

Produits et services

Pipes, tubes and hoses, and fittings therefor, including metal valves for fire fighting equipment; metal wrench brackets; metal couplings for fire hoses; connectors; elbows; blind caps; non-mechanical reels for flexible hoses (metallic). Hand-operated tools and implements for treatment of materials, construction, repair and maintenance; fire tending implements; hydrant and spanner wrenches; spanners; rollers for removing air or water from fire hoses; personal emergency rescue tools consisting of a window punch and a seatbelt cutter; crow bars; sledgehammers; non-electric drills; axes; lifting jacks. Safety, security, protection and signaling devices; protective and safety equipment; fire fighting apparatus and equipment; fire fighting nozzles, foam nozzles, foam eductors, self-educting nozzles, water cannons, fire fighting monitors and mounts and replacement parts therefor; alarms and warning equipment; scientific research and laboratory apparatus, educational apparatus and simulators; adapters.

Produits et services

Pipes, tubes and hoses, and fittings therefor, including metal valves for fire fighting equipment; metal wrench brackets; metal couplings for fire hoses; connectors; elbows; blind caps; non-mechanical reels for flexible hoses (metallic). Hand-operated tools and implements for treatment of materials, construction, repair and maintenance; fire tending implements; hydrant and spanner wrenches; spanners; rollers for removing air or water from fire hoses; personal emergency rescue tools consisting of a window punch and a seatbelt cutter; crow bars; sledgehammers; non-electric drills; axes; lifting jacks. Safety, security, protection and signaling devices; protective and safety equipment; fire fighting apparatus and equipment; fire fighting nozzles, foam nozzles, foam eductors, self-educting nozzles, water cannons, fire fighting monitors and mounts and replacement parts therefor; alarms and warning equipment; scientific research and laboratory apparatus, educational apparatus and simulators; adapters.

Produits et services

Pipes, tubes and hoses, and fittings therefor, including metal valves for fire fighting equipment; metal wrench brackets; metal couplings for fire hoses; connectors; elbows; blind caps; non-mechanical reels for flexible hoses (metallic). Fire tending implements. Signalling devices for firefighting; fire fighting apparatus and equipment; fire fighting nozzles, foam nozzles, foam eductors, self-educting nozzles, water cannons, fire fighting monitors and mounts and replacement parts therefor; alarms and warning equipment; adapters for firefighting.

Produits et services

Pipes, tubes and hoses, and fittings therefor, including metal valves for fire fighting equipment; metal wrench brackets; metal couplings for fire hoses; connectors; elbows; blind caps; non-mechanical reels for flexible hoses (metallic). Hand-operated tools and implements for treatment of materials, construction, repair and maintenance; fire tending implements; hydrant and spanner wrenches; spanners; rollers for removing air or water from fire hoses; personal emergency rescue tools consisting of a window punch and a seatbelt cutter; crow bars; sledgehammers; non-electric drills; axes; lifting jacks. Fire fighting apparatus and equipment; fire fighting nozzles, foam nozzles, foam eductors, self-educting nozzles, water cannons, fire fighting monitors and mounts and replacement parts therefor; alarms and warning equipment; scientific research and laboratory apparatus, educational apparatus and simulators; adapters; none of the above being masks or respirators, or parts or fittings therefor.

Produits et services

Pipes, tubes and hoses, and fittings therefor, including metal valves for fire fighting equipment; metal wrench brackets; metal couplings for fire hoses; connectors; elbows; blind caps; non-mechanical reels for flexible hoses (metallic). Hand-operated tools and implements for treatment of materials, construction, repair and maintenance; fire tending implements; hydrant and spanner wrenches; spanners; rollers for removing air or water from fire hoses; personal emergency rescue tools consisting of a window punch and a seatbelt cutter; crow bars; sledgehammers; non-electric drills; axes; lifting jacks. Safety, security, protection and signaling devices; protective and safety equipment; fire fighting apparatus and equipment; fire fighting nozzles, foam nozzles, foam eductors, self-educting nozzles, water cannons, fire fighting monitors and mounts and replacement parts therefor; alarms and warning equipment; scientific research and laboratory apparatus, educational apparatus and simulators; adapters.

Abrégé

A new haptic flow indicator has a spinner that is mounted for rotation and provides a discernable haptic feedback to a firefighter when liquid flow through the indicator falls in a selected range.

Classes IPC  ?

• A62C 37/50 - Dispositifs de test ou d'indication pour déterminer l'état de marche de l'installation
• A62C 37/08 - Commande des installations de lutte contre l'incendie comprenant une tuyère comportant un détecteur, ou servant elle-même de détecteur, c.-à-d. têtes d'arrosage indépendantes
• G01F 1/05 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets mécaniques
• G01P 13/00 - Indication ou enregistrement de l'existence ou de l'absence d'un mouvementIndication ou enregistrement de la direction d'un mouvement

Abrégé

A new firefighting monitor has multiple pivoting conduit segments and a synchronization mechanism with engaging faces that automatically restrain pivoting of an intermediate conduit segment with respect to an upstream conduit segment when the downstream conduit segment is pivotable with respect to the intermediate conduit segment, and automatically restrain pivoting of the downstream conduit segment with respect to the intermediate conduit segment when the intermediate conduit segment is pivotable with respect to the upstream conduit segment. In a variation, an intermeshed gear train causes a downstream conduit segment to pivot proportionately with respect to an intermediate conduit segment as the intermediate conduit segment pivots with respect to the upstream conduit segment.

Classes IPC  ?

• B05B 15/08 - Moyens de réglage en position des têtes de pulvérisation
• A62C 31/28 - Accessoires pour dispositifs de jet, p. ex. supports
• F16L 27/04 - Raccords universels, c.-à-d. avec une liaison mécanique permettant un mouvement angulaire ou un réglage des axes des parties raccordées dans une direction quelconque avec surfaces de contact partiellement sphériques
• F16L 27/06 - Raccords universels, c.-à-d. avec une liaison mécanique permettant un mouvement angulaire ou un réglage des axes des parties raccordées dans une direction quelconque avec surfaces de contact partiellement sphériques et joints particuliers entre les surfaces de contact

Abrégé

A new firefighting nozzle has a base nozzle with one size or type of orifice and one or more auxiliary nozzles with a different size or type of orifice that a firefighter can easily see. A firefighter can swing the auxiliary nozzle into series with the base nozzle to change the flow. A springy element biases a locking element on the auxiliary nozzle from a retracted position toward an extended position in which it locks the auxiliary nozzle in place.

Classes IPC  ?

• B05B 1/12 - Buses, têtes de pulvérisation ou autres dispositifs de sortie, avec ou sans dispositifs auxiliaires tels que valves, moyens de chauffage capables de produire différents types d'écoulements de sortie, p. ex. sous forme d'un jet ou d'un pulvérisat
• A62C 31/03 - Buses spécialement conçues pour la lutte contre l'incendie réglables, p. ex. depuis la pulvérisation jusqu'au jet concentré ou vice-versa
• B05B 15/06 - Montage, dispositifs de maintien ou de soutien des têtes de pulvérisation ou autres organes de projection lorsqu'ils sont en service ou au repos (B05B 15/10 a priorité)

Produits et services

Fire hose nozzles

Produits et services

firefighting equipment, namely, monitors and water cannons

Produits et services

fire-extinguishing equipment, namely firefighting nozzles, foam applicator nozzles, mounts, and replacement parts

Abrégé

A portable remote controlled fire-fighting valve has a central chamber in a main valve body, an inlet that connects to a hydrant, an outlet that connects to a fire hose, a valve mechanism that has a seating surface that seats against part of the device to open and close a flow channel through the central chamber, and a remote controller that enables an operator to selectively open and close the flow channel. The valve mechanism uses a piston that is mounted for axial movement within the central chamber. The piston has an annular wall that slides against an outer edge of a lateral chamber surface that is fixed in position within the main valve body. A spring biases the piston to the closed position. In the open position, water from the inlet flows around the piston, over its peripheral surface, to the outlet. A pressure chamber is formed between a lateral surface that is fixed in position within the valve body and a movable interior surface on the piston. A pilot channel extends from an upstream side of the flow channel to the pressure chamber. The remote controller selectively controls a pilot valve on the pilot channel, allowing liquid in the upstream side of the flow channel to flow to the pressure chamber and force the piston open.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16K 1/12 - Soupapes ou clapets, c.-à-d. dispositifs obturateurs dont l'élément de fermeture possède au moins une composante du mouvement d'ouverture ou de fermeture perpendiculaire à la surface d'obturation à corps de soupape profilé autour duquel le fluide s'écoule quand la soupape est ouverte

Produits et services

manually-operated metal valves for fire fighting equipment, metal wrench brackets, and metal couplings for fire hoses, namely connectors, adapters, elbows, and blind caps hand tools, namely hydrant and spanner wrenches, spanners, and rollers for removing air or water from fire hoses; personal emergency rescue tools that combine a window punch and a seatbelt cutter fire fighting nozzles and monitors, and mounts and replacement parts therefor; fire fighting foam equipment, namely foam nozzles, foam eductors, self-educting nozzles, and replacement parts therefor; pressure relief valves for fire fighting equipment; and portable packs for firefighters that include one or more nozzles, an air eductor, and a foam reservoir; and replacement parts therefor

Produits et services

manually-operated metal valves for firefighting equipment, metal wrench brackets, and metal couplings for fire hoses, namely, connectors, adapters, elbows, and blind caps hand tools sold through specialty channels to the fighting/emergency/rescue trades, namely, hydrant and spanner wrenches, spanners, and rollers for removing air or water from fire hoses; personal emergency rescue tools that combine a window punch and a seatbelt cutter firefighting nozzles and monitors, and mounts and replacement parts therefor; firefighting foam equipment, namely, foam nozzles, foam eductors, self-educting nozzles, and replacement parts therefor; pressure relief valves for firefighting equipment; and portable packs for firefighters that include one or more nozzles, an air eductor, and a foam reservoir; and replacement parts therefore

Produits et services

fire-extinguishing equipment, namely firefighting nozzles and monitors, mounts, and replacement parts

Produits et services

Fire extinguishing equipment, namely monitors, portable monitors, water cannons, and firefighting monitors with built-in shut off valves used for firefighting

Produits et services

Fire extinguishing apparatus, namely monitors, portable monitors, water cannons, and firefighting monitors with built-in shut off valves used for firefighting

Produits et services

multipurpose emergency manually operated tools, namely, wrenches, glass breakers, pry bars, and cutters

Produits et services

fire fighting apparatus, namely, fire extinguishers

Produits et services

water flow monitor for use with fire fighting equipment

Produits et services

fire fighting equipment; namely, nozzles

Produits et services

FIRE FIGHTING NOZZLES

Produits et services

FIRE FIGHTING NOZZLES

Produits et services

FIRE FIGHTING NOZZLES AND FOAM APPLICATOR NOZZLES

Produits et services

LIQUID FLOW RATE INDICATOR FOR USE WITH FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

Produits et services

FIRE FIGHTING WATER NOZZLE

Produits et services

NOZZLES