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US 2024/0131533 A1Published application
Low-profile spray devices for firefighting and other applications
AssigneeMichael P. Ziaylek
InventorsMichael P. Ziaylek, Keith R. Creely, Morgan R. Sobel, James Jarozynski
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Abstract
Spray devices are configured to be placed underneath a vehicle, such as an electric vehicle, and to direct water toward the underside of the vehicle. The spray devices can be configured with a low profile, and with spray patterns that minimize water requirements while directing sufficient water at the underside of the vehicle to cool the vehicle battery and prevent, or extinguish battery fires.
Claims20
A spray device, comprising:
- a tubular body defining an interior volume, the body having a plurality of holes formed therein and adjoining the interior volume, the holes being located along not more than an upper half of the body;
- at least one foot connected to the body and configured to maintain the body in an upright orientation;
- and
- a coupling mounted on an upstream end of the body and in fluid communication with the interior volume of the body, the coupling being configured to be fluidly coupled to a source of water;
- wherein the body is configured so that the water supplied to the body by way of the coupling can exit the spray device by way of the holes in an upward and outward direction.
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A method of spraying water on an underside of a vehicle, comprising:
- Providing a spray device comprising:
- a tubular body defining an interior volume, the body having a plurality of holes formed therein and adjoining the interior volume, the holes being located along not more than an upper half of the body;
- at least one foot connected to the body and configured to maintain the body in an upright orientation;
- and
- a coupling mounted on an upstream end of the body and in fluid communication with the interior volume of the body;
- placing the spray device underneath the vehicle;
- and
- fluidly coupling the coupling to a source of water so that the water supplied to the body by way of the coupling can exit the spray device by way of the holes in an upward and outward direction toward the underside of the vehicle.
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A spray device, comprising:
- a base;
- a plate member mounted on the base;
- a coupling configured to be fluidly coupled to a source of water;
- and
- a membrane retained by the plate member and the base and comprising an upwardly-facing, dome-shaped portion having a plurality of holes formed therein, wherein the membrane and the base define an interior volume in fluid communication with the coupling and the holes so that the water supplied to the coupling can exit the spray device by way of the holes in an upward and outward direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.