Aerial Firefighting Installations
AssigneeFire & Flood Emergency Services Ltd.
InventorTerry RAYMOND
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Abstract
A mobile firefighting installation for firefighting helicopter bucket filling operations is provided. The installation includes a container with a vessel having an upper opening extending across a portion of the upper surface and one or more conduits extending from a water source. The conduits are configured to transfer water to the one or more containers via a port in the container or, in the absence of the ports, via the open or openable tops. Also provided is a container configured for use in firefighting helicopter bucket filling operations. The container includes a vessel having a flat upper surface and an upper opening extending across a majority portion of the upper surface.
Claims20
A mobile container configured for use in firefighting helicopter bucket filling operations, the container comprising:
- a rectangular vessel having a flat upper surface and a rectangular upper opening with a length extending across no more than about 75% of the upper surface, the opening spaced apart from front and back ends of the vessel;
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- front-and back-end barriers extending from front and back edges of the opening towards an interior bottom surface of the vessel, the barriers configured to permit passage of water to the front and back ends of the vessel while preventing the bucket from moving into front and back interior areas of the vessel when the bucket is dropped into the container via the opening.
A firefighting installation for firefighting helicopter bucket filling operations, the installation comprising:
- a container comprising a vessel having a flat upper surface and a rectangular upper opening with a length extending across a majority portion of the upper surface, the opening spaced apart from front and back ends of the vessel;
- and
- a conduit extending from a water source, the conduit configured to transfer water to the container via a port in the container or, in the absence of the port, via the upper opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.