Fire extinguishers – Mount – cabinet or guard – Movable relative to fire
Patent
1993-09-20
1995-11-21
Pike, Andrew C.
Fire extinguishers
Mount, cabinet or guard
Movable relative to fire
13735517, 193 5, 239279, 239289, 280 4, 280782, 280838, 414495, 414499, 414531, 414535, 414550, A62C 2700
Patent
active
054678277
ABSTRACT:
A fire truck having a flat bed includes a conveyor system for loading a number of interchangeable firefighting modules onto the bed. The conveyor system comprises a frame carrying a number of rollers or casters which allow the units to be easily slid on and off the bed. A pneumatic, hydraulic, electric, or mechanical mechanism is provided for raising and lowering the roller frame to engage or disengage the flat bottoms of the firefighting modules. Among the various modules disclosed are a hose module having fold-down chutes which lay the hose out alongside the truck as the truck moves ahead, and a tank module, which is coupled by quick-connect hoses to the intake and discharge lines of a pump carried in the truck bed. The intake and discharge lines of the pump may double as chassis rails for the truck. Also disclosed is a ladder carrier device which pivots downwardly and rearwardly to let the ladder slide down under its own weight after a sufficient length of the ladder has been pulled.
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Heim Louise S.
Pike Andrew C.
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