Fire-fighting system
AssigneeHale Products, Inc.
InventorsJason Cerrano, Michael A. Laskaris
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Abstract
A fire-fighting system includes a fluid monitor that includes a fluid outlet and is selectively moveable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The system further includes a controller configured to receive a request to direct a fluid flow from the fluid monitor towards a desired target area, determine whether the fluid monitor is in a proper position to direct the fluid flow toward the target area, and control the fluid flow from the fluid monitor through the fluid outlet based on the determination.
Claims21
A fire-fighting system comprising:
- a fluid monitor comprising a fluid outlet, said fluid monitor being selectively moveable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive a request to direct a fluid flow from said fluid monitor towards a desired target area;
- determine whether said fluid monitor is in a proper position to direct the fluid flow toward the target area;
- and
- control the fluid flow from said fluid monitor through said fluid outlet based on the determination.
A controller for controlling a fire-fighting system including fluid monitor, the fluid monitor being moveable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, said controller configured to:
- receive a request to direct a fluid flow from the fluid monitor towards a desired target area;
- determine whether the fluid monitor is in the deployed configuration with a fluid outlet of the fluid monitor oriented to direct the fluid flow towards the requested target area;
- control the fluid monitor to cause the fluid monitor to discharge fluid when the fluid monitor is in the deployed configuration;
- and
- control the fluid monitor to prevent discharge of fluid if the fluid monitor is not in the deployed configuration.
A method of controlling a fluid monitor of a fire-fighting device, the fluid monitor being moveable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, said method comprising:
- receiving, at a controller, a request for a fluid flow from the fluid monitor towards a desired target area;
- determining whether the fluid monitor is in the deployed configuration with a fluid outlet of the fluid monitor oriented to direct the fluid flow towards the requested target area;
- controlling the fluid monitor to cause the fluid monitor to discharge the fluid when the fluid monitor is in the deployed configuration;
- and
- controlling the fluid monitor to prevent discharge of fluid if the fluid monitor is not determined to be in the deployed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.