US 4,688,643 AGranted

Firefighting back tank and pump

AssigneeFireflex Manufacturing, Ltd.

InventorsStanley D. Carter, Blayney Scott

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Abstract

A novel portable flexible water tank and pump which can be carried on a firefighter's back and used for fighting forest fires. The water carrying backpack and water pump combination comprises: (a) a flexible hollow waterproof water container; (b) harness means attached to the water container suitable for securing the water container to the back of a human being; (c) means attached to the water container for filling the water container; (d) hand operated water pumping means; (e) means for connecting the hand operated water pumping means with the water container in order to permit water from the interior of the water container to be delivered to the hand operated water pump; and (f) perspiration ventilation means located on the side of the water container which rests against the back of the human being.

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Dependent claims

A water carrying backback and water pump combination useful in fighting fires comprising:

(a) a flexible collapsible hollow waterproof water container;
(b) harness means attached to the flexible water container suitable for securing the water container to the back of a human being;
(c) means for filling the water container;
(d) hand operated water pumping means;
(e) means for connecting the hand operated water pumping means with the water container in order to permit water from the interior of the water container to be delivered to the hand operated water pump;
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(f) perspiration ventilation means located on the side of the water container which rests against the back of the human being, said ventilation means being an indentation formed by internally sealing the back-facing side of the water container to the opposite wall of the water container along a portion of its surface area.

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