Emergency response vehicle
OwnerJohn J. Johnson, IVinventor
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Abstract
A small emergency response vehicle having a wedge-shaped nose and triangular wheel base for improved accessibility to emergency sites previously inaccessible to conventional fire fighting vehicles. A main overhead tank and two modular auxiliary tanks provide 2400 liters of storage for water and/or surfactants. The front wheel provides a 360 degree turning radius. The vehicle can be air-lifted and air-dropped with a helicopter via attachment points on the heavy steel frame. An enclosed cab has a fire and impact resistant glass windshields and an air supply to the driver as well as to occupants in the tank compartment, when the tank is removed. A nozzle assembly is mounted on the nose of the vehicle to distribute the fire suppression materials.
Claims66
A fire-fighting emergency response vehicle comprising:
- a triangular wheel base comprising a front wheel and two opposing rear wheels;
- at least one emergency response fluid delivery tank comprising a main tank, said main tank further comprising guide rails for mating with guide channels upon said vehicle such that said main tank is slidably removable from said vehicle;
- a vehicle engine;
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- a path clearing, wedge-shaped nose for maneuvering about obstacles, said nose comprising two or more sides angled in a wedge towards each other at a point at a front of said nose, at least two of said sides being lateral sides of the vehicle;
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- said vehicle comprising dimensions of less than or equal to 4.5 meters in length, 1.5 meters in width, and 2 meters in height.
A fire-fighting emergency response vehicle comprising:
- a triangular wheel base comprising a front wheel and two opposing rear wheels wherein said front wheel comprises a 360° rotatability for translational movement of said vehicle;
- at least one emergency response fluid delivery tank;
- a vehicle engine;
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- a path clearing, wedge-shaped nose for maneuvering about obstacles, said nose comprising two or more sides angled in a wedge towards each other at a point at a front of said nose, at least two of said sides being lateral sides of the vehicle.
A fire-fighting emergency response vehicle comprising:
- a triangular wheel base comprising a front wheel and two opposing rear wheels;
- at least one emergency response fluid delivery tank;
- a vehicle engine;
- left and right brakes wherein said brakes comprise separate controllability;
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- a path clearing, wedge-shaped nose for maneuvering about obstacles, said nose comprising two or more sides angled in a wedge towards each other at a point at a front of said nose, at least two of said sides being lateral sides of the vehicle.
A fire-fighting emergency response vehicle comprising:
- a triangular wheel base comprising a front wheel and two opposing rear wheels;
- at least one emergency response fluid delivery tank comprising a main tank, said main tank further comprising guide rails for mating with guide channels upon said vehicle such that said main tank is slidably removable from the vehicle;
- a vehicle engine;
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- a path clearing, wedge-shaped nose for maneuvering about obstacles, said nose comprising two or more sides angled in a wedge towards each other at a point at a front of said nose, at least two of said sides being lateral sides of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.