Fluid handling – With leakage or drip collecting
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-25
2005-01-25
Walton, George L. (Department: 3753)
Fluid handling
With leakage or drip collecting
C137S357000, C141S086000, C141S087000, C141S337000, C169S091000, C220S571000, C222S108000, C239S121000, C285S008000, C285S013000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06845784
ABSTRACT:
A fire sprinkler water catching apparatus includes a funnel member which has a funnel top portion, a funnel bottom portion, a funnel drain portion connected to the funnel bottom portion, and a pole-reception fitting. A drain hose is connected to the funnel drain portion. The end of a support pole is received in the pole-reception fitting. The fire sprinkler water catching apparatus of the invention is used to catch and carry away unwanted water that is sprayed from a fire sprinkler when the fire sprinkler is spraying water at an unwanted time, such as when a fusible link on the fire sprinkler is accidentally broken. Preferably, a flexible funnel cover is fitted onto the top of the funnel top portion. The flexible funnel cover includes a plurality of flexible and resilient funnel cover flaps.
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