Mid-mount fire apparatus
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsEric D. Betz, David W. Archer
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Abstract
A mid-mount fire apparatus includes a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, a front cabin coupled to the chassis forward of the body assembly, a front axle coupled to the chassis, a rear axle coupled to the chassis, and a ladder assembly having a proximal end that is coupled to the chassis rearward of the front cabin and between the front axle and the rear axle. The ladder assembly includes a plurality of ladder sections. The ladder assembly is extensible to a horizontal reach of at least 88 feet. A distal end of the ladder assembly does not extend beyond the rear end of the body assembly when fully retracted.
Claims20
A mid-mount fire apparatus comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body assembly coupled to the chassis;
- a front cabin coupled to the chassis forward of the body assembly;
- a front axle coupled to the chassis;
- a tandem rear axle coupled to the chassis;
- and
- a ladder assembly having a proximal end that is coupled to the chassis rearward of the front cabin and between the front axle and the tandem rear axle, the ladder assembly including a plurality of ladder sections;
- wherein the mid-mount fire apparatus has an overall length with (i) a first portion extending from a rear end of the body assembly to a middle of the tandem rear axle and (ii) a second portion extending from the middle of the tandem rear axle to a front end of the front cabin;
- and
- wherein the first portion is at most 160 inches, the second portion is at least 320 inches, and the overall length is at most 502 inches.
A mid-mount fire apparatus comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body assembly coupled to the chassis;
- a front cabin coupled to the chassis forward of the body assembly;
- a front axle coupled to the chassis;
- a rear axle coupled to the chassis;
- and
- a ladder assembly including a base ladder section and a plurality of extensible ladder sections, the base ladder section have a proximal end that is coupled to the chassis rearward of the front cabin and between the front axle and the rear axle;
- wherein the ladder assembly is extensible to a horizontal reach of at least 88 feet;
- and
- wherein a distal end of the ladder assembly does not extend beyond a rear end of the body assembly when the ladder assembly is in a stowed position.
A mid-mount fire apparatus comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body assembly coupled to the chassis;
- a front cabin coupled to the chassis forward of the body assembly;
- a front axle coupled to the chassis;
- a tandem rear axle coupled to the chassis;
- and
- a ladder assembly including:
- a base ladder section having a proximal end that is coupled to the chassis rearward of the front cabin and between the front axle and the tandem rear axle;
- a plurality of extensible ladder sections including a fly section;
- and
- a basket coupled to a distal end of the fly section;
- wherein the ladder assembly is extensible to a horizontal reach of 93 feet;
- and
- wherein the basket does not extend beyond a rear end of the body assembly when the ladder assembly is in the stowed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.