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US 11,951,595 B1Granted
System for installing and removing a dry pendant sprinkler
OwnerThomas W. Dotyinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a system used to effectively install and remove dry sprinkler pendent heads. The system includes a barrel that cooperates with an associated fitting configured about the exterior of the outer casing tube of a pendent sprinkler. Specifically, the barrel includes a slot channel and extension sized and shaped to house one or more fitting teeth to releasably join the fitting and the barrel. Once joined, the barrel can be rotated to thereby install or remove an attached pendent sprinkler.
Claims20
A pendent sprinkler installation and removal system comprising:
- a fitting defined by an interior passageway with an inner diameter that is complementary to the outer diameter of a pendent sprinkler, and one or more teeth that extend outwardly from an outer edge of the fitting;
- a barrel comprising:
- a closed first end defined by an aperture;
- an open opposed second end;
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- a sidewall positioned between the first and second ends, the sidewall comprising at least one slot adjacent to the open second end, the slot comprising a channel adjacent to the first end and an extension positioned in communication with the channel;
- wherein each tooth is configured for releasable insertion into the channel and extension of a corresponding slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.