Fog nozzle adapter

A nozzle adapter for connecting corrugated tubing to a fog nozzle housing, the nozzle adapter comprising:

• a channel body, the channel body defining a flow channel that extends through the channel body, the flow channel having an inlet opening formed in the channel body and an outlet opening formed in the channel body, the flow channel having an axis, the flow channel axis extending from the inlet opening to the outlet opening in a downstream direction and from the outlet opening to the inlet opening in a upstream direction, the flow channel axis defining longitudinal directions parallel to the flow channel axis and radial directions emanating perpendicularly from the flow channel axis;
• the channel body having a connector section, the outlet opening being comprised in the connector section, the connector section being adapted and configured to removably connect to a piece of corrugated tubing when an open end of the corrugated tubing is aligned with the outlet opening and the piece of corrugated tubing is pushed in the upstream direction into engagement with the connector section;
• a clamp, the clamp being operatively connected to the channel body and operable to clamp a fog nozzle housing so that an outlet end of the fog nozzle housing faces downstream toward the flow channel;
• the clamp comprising a plurality of clamp elements, each clamp element being connected to the channel body, each clamp element having a respective contact portion, the contact portions circumscribing a circular clamp area, at least a portion of the flow channel inlet opening facing upstream toward the clamp area, at least a first one of the clamp elements being movable to move the respective first contact portion outwardly to expand the clamp area, to permit an outlet end portion of the fog nozzle housing, the fog nozzle housing outlet end portion comprising the fog nozzle housing outlet end, to be inserted through the clamp area in the downstream direction, and to move the respective first contact portion inwardly to contract the clamp area, to clamp the fog nozzle housing outlet end portion in the clamp area between at least the first contact portion and a respective second contact portion of a second one of the clamp elements;
• the clamp comprising at least one biasing member, the biasing member being operatively connected to the first clamp element to provide a clamping force to bias the first contact portion inwardly, such that, when an opening force opposing the clamping force is applied to the first clamp element, to move the first clamp element so as to move the first contact portion outwardly to expand the clamp area to receive the inserted fog nozzle housing outlet end, when the nozzle housing outlet end is inserted through the clamp area in the downstream direction, and when the opening force is removed from the first clamp element, the nozzle housing outlet end is clamped between at least the first contact portion and the second contact portion.