Fire fighting tool for extinguishing embers and for fire mop up
OwnerJohn G. Perkinsinventor
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Abstract
A hand held fire fighting tool which attaches to a hose, having a handle through which water passes under pressure, having a connected head part which has a sharpened hoe, designed to pierce the ground surrounding burning roots, grass roots and debris when thrust forcefully thereagainst to thereby expose burning embers in fire mop up operations. Fire mop up consists of mixing burning embers with mineral soil, the layer of earth beneath combustible ground cover. The elimination of the mixture of burning embers and combustible material results in the extinguishing of a fire.
Claims1
A portable fire fighting tool for aiding in extinguishing a fire of burning embers beneath combustible ground cover such as tree roots, grass roots and debris comprising:
- a) an elongated steel pipe having a first threaded end, a second threaded end and a hollow interior:
- b) a metal collar permanently connected to said steel pipe inwardly of said first threaded end, said metal collar having a slot formed in its periphery;
- c) a hoe head connected to said steel pipe by a lock nut and washer combination which are threadably received on said first threaded end to hold said hoe head between said lock nut and washer combination and said metal collar:
- said hoe head having an interlocking projection received in said slot of said metal collar to prevent rotation and a sharpened edge to pierce the ground:
- d) a polyurethane handle surrounding said steel pipe from said metal collar to said second threaded end:
- e) a nozzle threadably received on said first threaded end to allow water to flow to said burning embers supplied through said hollow interior from a water source connected to said second threaded end, whereby said hoe head and nozzle are operable to mix burning debris, mineral soil and water to extinguish said fire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.