Fire extinguishers
AssigneeKidde-Graviner Limited
InventorRobert Dunster
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Abstract
An adapter for a fire extinguisher includes a cylinder which has an internal volume for storage of an extinguishing agent and a neck through which the internal volume may be accessed, a release valve, and a dip tube. The adapter defines a first flow path through the adapter for the extinguishing agent during introduction or charging of the extinguishing agent into the internal volume of the cylinder. The adapter at least partially defines or accommodates a second flow path for the extinguishing agent through the adapter during discharging of the fire extinguisher of which the adapter is part. The first and second flow paths are different.
Claims16
An adapter for a fire extinguisher comprising a cylinder which has an internal volume for storage of an extinguishing agent and a neck through which the internal volume may be accessed, a release valve, and a dip tube, wherein:
- the adapter defines a first flow path through the adapter for the extinguishing agent during introduction or charging of the extinguishing agent into the internal volume of the cylinder;
- the adapter at least partially defines or accommodates a second flow path for the extinguishing agent through the adapter during discharging of the fire extinguisher of which the adapter is part;
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- the first and second flow paths are different.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.