Fire extinguishers – Special applications – Condition responsive control
Patent
1990-01-26
1991-05-28
Basinger, Sherman D.
Fire extinguishers
Special applications
Condition responsive control
169 61, 169 37, A62C 3708
Patent
active
050185861
ABSTRACT:
A fire suppression system for a decorative tree, such as a Christmas tree, of the present invention wherein, disguised, for example, as a Christmas gift or incorporated as an integral part of the stand for the tree itself, there is provided a canister with a dry, substantially inert chemical, such as Halon, or similar fire suppressant substance, is disclosed. The fire suppressant substance is forced, e.g., by the application of pressure, when a heater smoke-sensitive sensor, released by a solenoid valve, is used to project the dispersant through a tubular plenum to a dispersant nozzle contained within, or as an integral part of, an ornament, e.g., a star, atop of the decorative tree. The flow of the fire suppressant fluid is preferably directed outward from a plurality of oval-shaped holes, preferably at least four such oval-shaped holes, which encircle a cylinder-type nozzle so as to provide dispersant to all directions surrounding the tree. The use of oval-shaped dispersing holes, or exit holes, for the fire suppressant substance has been discovered to have the beneficial effect of maximizing the flow of the fire suppressant substance by properly directing in a downward and outward direction thereby efficiently covering the tree in a time-effective manner.
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Cawley Dennis
Cawley Richard
Avila Stephen P.
Basinger Sherman D.
Walker Alfred M.
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