Fire extinguisher
OwnerJames E. Geyerinventor
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Abstract
The fire extinguisher of the present invention includes a container housing a fire inhibiting material which may automatically discharge its fire inhibiting contents in response to a fire. In one exemplary embodiment, the fire inhibiting material is pressurized within the container and the container is structured and arranged to discharge its fire inhibiting contents in a predetermined direction. Also, a method is provided for constructing a container for holding fire inhibiting contents under pressure and a method and apparatus for effectively and efficiently filling and pressurizing the container with fire inhibiting material, forming a container structured and arranged to expel the fire inhibiting material contained therein in a predefined direction in response to a fire.
Claims12
A method of sealing a container, comprising the steps of:
- providing a container having a wall defining an interior cavity, and a fitting having an exterior surface including at least one groove;
- positioning the fitting within an open end of the container at least partially within the interior cavity;
- providing a collar sized to provide a tight fit over the end of the container;
- heating the wall of the container until the material forming the tube wall is flowable and thereafter deforming the wall by sliding the collar over the end of the container to press at least a portion of the wall into the groove;
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- filling the interior cavity with a quantity of fire inhibiting substance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.