Door having smoke reducing apparatus associated therewith

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1993-08-25

1994-10-11

Mitchell, David M.

Fire extinguishers

Mount, cabinet or guard

Movable relative to fire

169 48, 169 54, 169 51, 169 64, 49 70, 239289, 239695, A62C 206

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053538790

ABSTRACT:
A door includes an apparatus for reducing smoke associated therewith. The door is particularly advantageous in reducing smoke in a fire to thereby allow a firefighter or a victim trapped in a fire to readily indentify an exit. The door includes a nozzle or plurality of nozzles mounted upon the door, with a liquid source connected to the nozzle. Preferably, the door additionally includes a supply of pressurized water therein, with a surface active agent in an amount of 0.1 to 3,000 ppm disposed in the supply of pressurized water

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Kirk-Othmer, "Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology," Third Edition, Supplement vol. (1984) pp. 450-455.

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