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US 6,474,564 B2Granted
Targeting, small wildland fire extinguisher dropping system
OwnerIrving Doshay, Max N. Alperinventors
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Abstract
A targeting, small wildland fire extinguisher dropping system comprising: a droppable extinguisher package, adapted for filling and handling, for containing fire suppressant solution, and bursting when it hits a target on the ground full of said fire suppressant solution and dropped from a height; a quantity of fire suppressant solution inside said droppable extinguisher package; and a package dispenser, adapted for suspending, for holding said droppable extinguisher package and dropping said droppable extinguisher package upon command. A stirrer adapted to be inserted into said droppable extinguisher package for stirring said fire suppressant solution may also be provided.
Claims18
A targeting, small wildland fire extinguisher dropping system comprising:
- a a housing having a top and a bottom;
- b a top plate being across said top;
- said bottom being open;
- said top plate having a hole there through;
- c a bottom plate, adapted to close said housing, hingeably attached to said bottom of said housing;
- d a latch means for releasably latching said bottom plate in a closed position, attached to said housing;
- e a first bag made of pliable material, adapted to contain fire suppressant solution, fit snugly inside said housing when full of said fire suppressant solution and said bottom plate is latched closed, slide out of said housing when full of said fire suppressant solution and said bottom plate is open, and burst when it hits the ground full of said fire suppressant solution and dropped from a height;
- said first bag having a first neck;
- said first neck adapted to closely fit inside said hole;
- f a quantity of said fire suppressant solution inside said first bag;
- g a suspending means for suspending said housing, attached to said housing;
- h a latch release means moveably attached to said latch and said housing for operating said latch;
- i a lid, adapted to fit inside said first neck, inside said first neck;
- said lid having a threaded loading port through it;
- j a handle affixed to said lid;
- k a threaded closure, adapted to be inserted and removed from said threaded loading port, threaded into said threaded loading port;
- l an assembling means for securely assembling said lid inside said first neck;
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- m a securing means, attached to said top plate adjacent said hole, for holding said first neck/lid assembly inside said hole;
- said securing means designed to hold said first neck/lid assembly within said hole when said first bag is full of fire suppressant solution and said bottom plate is latched closed and to release said first neck/lid assembly when first bag is full of fire suppressant solution and said bottom plate is open.
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A method of fabricating a targeting, small wildland fire extinguisher dropping system comprising the steps of:
- a fabricating a housing having an open top and an open bottom;
- b fabricating a top plate adapted to close said top;
- c cutting a hole through said top plate;
- d attaching said top plate to said top;
- e providing a bottom plate, adapted to close said housing;
- f hingeably attaching said bottom plate to said bottom of said housing;
- g providing a latch means for releasably latching said bottom plate in a closed position;
- h attaching said latch means to said housing;
- i fabricating a first bag of pliable material having a first neck;
- said first bag adapted to contain fire suppressant solution, fit snugly inside said housing when full of said fire suppressant solution and said bottom plate is latched closed, slide out of said housing when full of said fire suppressant solution and said bottom plate is open, and burst when it hits the ground full of said fire suppressant solution and dropped from a height;
- said first neck adapted to closely fit inside said hole;
- j providing a suspending means for suspending said housing;
- k attaching said suspending means to said housing;
- l providing a latch release means for operating said latch;
- m moveably attaching said latch release means to said latch and said housing;
- n providing a lid, adapted to fit inside said first neck;
- o cutting a threaded filling port through said lid;
- p a providing a handle;
- q attaching said handle to said lid;
- r providing an assembling means for securely assembling said lid inside said first neck;
- s assembling said lid inside said first neck with said assembling means;
- t providing a securing means for holding said first neck/lid assembly inside said hole;
- said securing means designed to hold said first neck/lid assembly within said hole when said first bag is full and said bottom plate is latched closed and to release said first neck/lid assembly when first bag is full and said bottom plate is open;
- u attaching said securing means to said top plate adjacent said hole;
- v placing said first bag with its assembled lid and assembling means inside said housing;
- w attaching said first neck/lid assembly to said securing means;
- x latching said bottom plate in its closed position with said latch;
- y providing fire suppressant solution;
- z filling said first bag with said fire suppressant solution through said filling port;
- aa providing a threaded closure, adapted to mate with the threads of said filling port;
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- bb threading said closure into said filling port.
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