Breaker clamp for fire hydrant
AssigneeKennedy Valve Company
InventorPaul Kennedy
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Abstract
A breaker clamp member includes a curved body shaped to fit around a portion of an upper portion of a fire hydrant and a portion of a lower portion of the fire hydrant at a joint between the upper portion of the fire hydrant and the lower portion of the fire hydrant. The breaker clamp member also includes at least one connection element extending from the body to connect the breaker clamp member with at least one other breaker clamp member. The breaker clamp member also includes an upper rim protruding from the body and a lower rim protruding from the body. The upper protruding rim, the lower protruding rim, and the body define a concavity therebetween, the concavity being configured to receive the first ledge and the second ledge. In another embodiment, a breaker clamp includes two breaker clamp members.
Claims22
A breaker clamp to clamp an upper portion of a fire hydrant to a lower portion of a fire hydrant, wherein the fire hydrant comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having a bottom with a first ledge and the lower portion having a top with a second ledge, the breaker clamp comprising:
- two curved breaker clamp members shaped to fit around the upper portion of the fire hydrant and the lower portion of the fire hydrant at the joint between the upper portion of the fire hydrant and the lower portion of the fire hydrant, the two curved breaker clamp members each further including:
- a curved body;
- two connection elements to connect the two curved breaker clamp members to each other;
- an upper rim protruding from the body;
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- a lower rim protruding from the body,
- the upper protruding rim, the lower protruding rim, and the body defining a concavity therebetween, the concavity configured to receive the first ledge and the second ledge,
- the lower rim protruding farther radially inward than the upper rim.
A breaker clamp member to clamp an upper portion of a fire hydrant to a lower portion of a fire hydrant, wherein the fire hydrant comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having a bottom with a first ledge and the lower portion having a top with a second ledge, the breaker clamp member comprising:
- a curved body shaped to fit around a portion of the upper portion of the fire hydrant and a portion of the lower portion of the fire hydrant at the joint between the upper portion of the fire hydrant and the lower portion of the fire hydrant;
- at least one connection element to connect the breaker clamp member with at least one other breaker clamp member, the at least one connection element extending from the body;
- an upper rim protruding from the body;
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- a lower rim protruding from the body,
- the upper protruding rim, the lower protruding rim, and the body defining a concavity therebetween, the concavity configured to receive the first ledge and the second ledge,
- the lower rim having a smaller innermost diameter than the upper rim.
A breaker clamp to clamp an upper portion of a fire hydrant to a lower portion of a fire hydrant, wherein the fire hydrant comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having a bottom with a first ledge and the lower portion having a top with a slot, the slot including a second ledge and a third ledge opposite the second ledge, the breaker clamp comprising:
- two curved breaker clamp members shaped to fit around the upper portion of the fire hydrant and the lower portion of the fire hydrant at the joint between the upper portion of the fire hydrant and the lower portion of the fire hydrant, the two curved breaker clamp members including a center axis when installed around the fire hydrant, the two curved breaker clamp members each further including:
- a curved body;
- two connection elements to connect the two curved breaker clamp members to each other;
- an upper rim protruding from the body, the upper rim including a first clamping surface configured to abut the first ledge;
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- a lower rim protruding from the body, the lower rim including a second clamping surface and a third clamping surface opposite the second clamping surface, the second clamping surface configured to abut the second ledge as a result of installation on the fire hydrant, the third clamping surface configured to abut the third ledge as a result of installation on the fire hydrant,
- the upper rim, the lower rim, and the body defining a concavity therebetween, the concavity configured to receive the first ledge and the second ledge, all surfaces of the upper rim outside the concavity configured to be exposed and avoiding contact with any surface of the fire hydrant when installed on the fire hydrant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.