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US 4,787,460 AGranted
Mounting plate for a fire extinguisher having a self-location feature
OwnerJoseph G. Clarksoninventor
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Abstract
A wall mounted plate for a hand-operated fire extinguisher in which the plate has markings thereon to signal to the prospective user its location. The plate is composed of a fiberglass reinforced plastic, the markings thereon being of a striped pattern and integral with the plastic, and the plate further having a planar extension beyond the periphery of the fire extinguisher for effecting maximum visibility.
Claims7
A wall-mounting for a hand-operated fire extinguisher, comprising
- a plate having a substantially flat surface and having markings thereon defined by a contrasting and alternating color pattern,
- said fire extinguisher occupying a portion of said plate, and
- a substantial further portion of said plate extending in its planar dimension beyond the periphery of said fire extinguisher, whereby said markings adjacent said fire extinguisher are clearly visible.
A wall-mounting for a hand-operated fire extinguisher, comprising
- a plate composed substantially of a plastic material and having markings therein defined by an alternating color pattern extending across the planar dimension thereof, and
- a substantial portion of said plate extending in the planar dimension thereof beyond the periphery of said fire-extinguisher, whereby said markings adjacent said fire extinguisher are clearly visible.
A wall-mounting for a hand-operated fire extinguisher, comprising
- a plate substantially formed of reinforced fiberglass plastic having an interior layer of plastic markings therein defined by a contrasting and alternating color pattern, and
- a substantial portion of said plate exending in the planar dimension thereof beyond the periphery of said fire extinguisher, whereby said markings adjacent said fire extinguisher are clearly visible.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.