Portable fire hydrant

A portable fire hydrant for coupling to a water main and operating a water main valve disposed in the water main by rotating a valve stem coupled to the water main valve, comprising:

• an extension through which fluid can flow when the fire hydrant is coupled to the water main;
• a valve operator coupled to the extension;
• a rod coupled to the valve operator and disposed within the extension;
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• an attaching mechanism disposed on the extension that attaches the extension to the water main, the attaching mechanism comprising a plurality of spring loaded members disposed on the extension that are spring loaded toward an interior of the extension and that can be pushed towards an exterior of the extension in response to operation of the valve operator and inserted into apertures disposed in the water main and thereby attach the portable fire hydrant to the water main.

A portable fire hydrant for coupling to a water main and operating a water main valve disposed in the water main by rotating a valve stem coupled to the water main valve, comprising:

• an extension through which fluid can flow when the fire hydrant is coupled to the water main;
• a valve operator coupled to the extension;
• a rod coupled to the valve operator and disposed within the extension;
• an attaching mechanism disposed on the extension that attaches the extension to the water main, the attaching mechanism comprising a plurality of spring loaded members disposed on the extension that are spring loaded toward an interior of the extension and that can be pushed towards an exterior of the extension in response to operation of the valve operator and inserted into apertures disposed in the water main to couple the portable fire hydrant to the water main;
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• a coupling mechanism disposed on the end of the rod that couples the rod to the valve stem of the water main, so that manipulation of the valve operator will cause movement of the rod, the coupling mechanism and the valve stem and operation of the water main valve.

A portable fire hydrant for coupling to a water main that has a water main valve that controls the flow of fluid through the water main, comprising:

• an extension through which fluid can flow when the portable fire hydrant is coupled to the water main;
• an attaching mechanism, disposed on the extension, for attaching the portable fire hydrant to the water main;
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• a valve operator disposed on the extension that is coupled to the attaching mechanism and that is coupled to the water main valve when the portable fire hydrant is coupled to the water main, so that manipulation of the valve operator causes operation of the water main valve to supply fluid to the extension and operation of the attaching mechanism to attach the portable fire hydrant to the water main.