Water sprinkler apparatus for auto body repair operations
OwnerAlvin L. Lovettinventor
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Abstract
Water sprinkler apparatus to be used in combination with a welding or cutting torch to apply a cooling medium to the areas of an autobody upon which heat due to a welding operation or a cutting operation needs to be controlled to the autobody area either internal or external upon which repair work is performed.
Claims15
In combination with a body of an automotive vehicle, which body has a component that requires repair by the application of heat to that component, an apparatus for directing a cooling fluid at the component while heat is applied to the component, said apparatus comprising:
- a tube located along the component, the tube having ends and also having ports which open laterally from it;
- and a valve connected to one end of the tube for admitting a cooling fluid the tube, whereby the cooling fluid is discharged from the ports and impinges against in the component to prevent excessive transfer of heat to nearby components of the vehicle.
A method of repairing a damaged component of a body for an automotive vehicle, said method comprising:
- applying heat to the damaged component;
- placing a tube along the component with the tube having ports that open laterally from it, and introducing the cooling fluid into the tube so that the fluid leaves the tube through the ports and impinges against the component as the heat is applied.
The method according to clam 13 wherein the flame and cooling fluid are directed at the same surface of the damaged component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.