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US 10,881,253 B2Granted
Integrated emergency wash and shower system
AssigneeMagarl, LLC
InventorsRobert B. Eveleigh, Thomas R. Baker, Cameron West
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for integrated emergency wash systems. Various embodiments include thermostatically controlled mixing valves arranged so as to permit load carrying by the body of the valve. Further, the integrated wash systems are especially suited for use in laboratories and manufacturing settings in which available space is at a premium.
Claims11
An emergency water washing system, comprising:
- at least one spray assembly having an inlet for receiving tempered water, said spray assembly having an upwardly directable outlet;
- a showerhead assembly having an inlet for receiving tempered water, said showerhead assembly having an outlet directed generally downward;
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- a mixing valve assembly including a thermostatically controlled valve, a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet, an axis of the hot water inlet being generally coplanar in a first plane with an axis of the cold water inlet, and at least three tempered water outlets, at least two of the tempered water outlets each having a respective axis generally coplanar with the other tempered water outlet axis in a second plane, the first plane of the hot water and cold water inlets being different from the second plane of the at least two tempered water outlets, said valve being in fluid communication with the hot water inlet and cold water inlet and operating to mix the hot water and cold water and provide tempered water to said tempered water outlets;
- wherein a first one of said at least three tempered water outlets provides tempered water to said spray assembly and a second one of said at least three tempered water outlets provides tempered water to said showerhead assembly, said second tempered water outlet providing structural support to said showerhead assembly.
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