Fluent material dispensing apparatus and method of

专利名称：Fluent material dispensing apparatus and

method of use

发明人：Patrick D. Arnold申请号：US09417198申请日：19991009公开号：US06561281B1公开日：20030513

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摘要：A portable apparatus and method for dispensing fire retardant or othermaterials into relatively inaccessible areas. The apparatus and method are particularlysuited for releasing an extinguishing agent on a fire that is burning under the hood of a

vehicle or behind a wall or other barrier separating the fire from the firefighter or fordispensing other materials in like situations. The apparatus includes a tank and a nozzlerigidly attached to the tank. The attachment may be either separable by securing thenozzle to a jacket that fits around the tank, or integral by welding the nozzle to the tank.The tank, which conveniently may be the tank of a standard portable fire extinguisher,contains a fluent fire retardant, or other fluent material, and has an outlet through whichthe material can be dispensed. The nozzle extends from the tank and provides apenetrating end, a fluid-conducting passageway having an outlet opening through thepenetrating end, and an inlet connected to the outlet of the tank. In use, the nozzle ismanually thrust through the sheet metal of the vehicle's hood, or other barrier, using theweight of the tank to penetrate the barrier with the nozzle and position its outlet in theregion of the fire, or other inaccessible area, whereupon a valve on the tank is opened torelease fire retardant onto the fire or to dispense the other material into the area.

申请人：ARNOLD PATRICK D.

代理人：Leo F. Costello

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