Piercing hose nozzle
AssigneePro-Fab, Inc.
InventorsWesley Nelson, Frank Michaud
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Abstract
A piercing nozzle is disclosed having first and second elongated, hollow members connected at a connection that allows fluid to be communicated from the first member to the second member. The first member has a hose connector for attachment to a hose. The second member has a plurality of holes positioned proximate an end that penetrates a wall. An anvil is connected to the second member proximate the first end of the second member, and a piercing tip is connected to the second end of the second member. In use, the nozzle may be swung like an axe to penetrate a wall. Water or other fluid passes through interior cavities of the nozzle from the second end of the first member, through the first and second members, and out the holes in the second member, on an opposing side of the wall.
Claims30
A piercing nozzle comprising:
- a first elongated, hollow member having first and second ends, the second end comprising a hose connector;
- a second elongated, hollow member having first and second ends, wherein the first end of the second member is connected to the first end of the first member at a connection that allows fluid to be communicated from the first member to the second member, and wherein the second member defines a plurality of holes proximate the second end of the second member, wherein the second member is shorter than the first member;
- a hand guard connected to the first member, extending outward from the first member at a distance, wherein the hand guard comprises an elongated portion that extends generally parallel to the first member;
- a stop plate connected to the second member, wherein the stop plate has a diameter greater than the second member, and wherein the stop plate is generally parallel to the first member and is spaced from the first member by substantially the same distance as the hand guard;
- an anvil connected to the second member proximate the first end of the second member;
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- a piercing tip connected to the second end of the second member.
A piercing nozzle comprising:
- a first elongated, hollow member having first and second ends, the second end comprising a hose connector;
- a hand guard connected to the first member, wherein the hand guard comprises a portion that extends outward from the first member by a distance;
- a second elongated, hollow member having first and second ends, wherein the first end of the second member is connected to the first end of the first member at a connection that allows fluid to be communicated from the first member to the second member, and wherein the second member defines a plurality of holes proximate the second end of the second member;
- a stop connected to the second member and spaced from the first member by substantially the same distance by which the portion of the hand guard is spaced from the first member;
- an anvil connected to the second member proximate the first end of the second member;
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- a piercing tip connected to the second end of the second member.
A piercing hose nozzle comprising:
- first and second rigid, elongated members connected at a connection, wherein the first member is longer than the second member, wherein the second member defines a plurality of holes in a sidewall of the second member, wherein the holes are positioned circumferentially around the second member near an end of the second member;
- a hand guard connected to the first member and including a portion extending outward from the first member by a distance;
- a stop being spaced from the first member by substantially the same distance as the portion of the hand guard, wherein the stop is adapted to limit penetration by the second member through a surface;
- a piercing tip connected to the end of the second member;
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- a hose connection that provides fluid to the holes.
An axe-style firefighting apparatus comprising:
- a first rigid, elongated, hollow member comprising
- a hose connection adapted to connect to a hose;
- a grip capable of facilitating a person's grasp of the first member;
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- a hand guard positioned proximate the grip, the hand guard including a portion extending outward from the first member by a distance;
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- a second rigid, elongated, hollow member, wherein the second member is shorter in length than the first member, wherein the second member is connected to the first member at a substantially perpendicular connection that allows communications of fluid between the first member and the second member, wherein the second member comprises a piercing tip, and wherein the second member defines a plurality of holes proximate the piercing tip that allow fluid to escape the second member, and wherein the second member comprises a stop positioned at a distance relative to the first member that is substantially the same as the distance of the portion of the hand guard relative to the first member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.