Portable fire extinguishing apparatus and method
AssigneeFireaway LLC
InventorsMarc V. Gross, Lawrence T. Weinman, Bruce G. Van Stratum
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Abstract
A fire suppression device including a fire suppression agent generator. The device further includes trigger mechanism adapted to begin generation of the fire suppression agent from the fire suppression agent generator. A container at least partially surrounds the fire suppression agent generator and the trigger mechanism, the container includes a discharge port that directs fire suppression agent in at least two opposed directions. In one example, the discharge port extends substantially around a perimeter of the container.
Claims22
A fire suppression device, comprising:
- a container having container walls;
- a solid fire suppression agent generator;
- a trigger mechanism configured to initiate generation of a fire suppression agent from the solid fire suppression agent generator;
- a plurality of discharge ports configured to release the fire suppression agent;
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- a solid fire suppression agent generator support assembly comprising:
- a jacket extending across and engaged along a first end surface of the solid fire suppression agent enerator, the jacket extends at least part way around the solid fire suppression agent generator and is coupled between the solid fire suppression agent generator and a container side wall;
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- a shock-absorbing, spacer extending across and engaged along a second end surface of the solid fire suppression agent generator;
- wherein the shock-absorbing spacer defines a plurality of passages along the second end surface of the solid fire suppression agent generator, the plurality of passages include at least a first passage wall disposed near a perimeter of the solid fire suppression agent generator, and a second passage wall spaced apart from the first passage wall and from the perimeter of the solid fire suppression agent generator.
A fire suppression device, comprising:
- a container having container walls;
- a solid fire suppression agent generator suspended within the container, the solid fire suppression agent generator is at least partially surrounded by the container and is axially and radially spaced apart from the container walls;
- a trigger mechanism configured to initiate generation of a fire suppression agent from the solid fire suppression agent generator;
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- a plurality of discharge ports, in at least one of the container walls, configured to release the fire suppression agent;
- wherein the solid fire suppression agent generator is axially spaced apart from a first container end wall using a first shock-absorbing spacer that extends over and is engaged with a first end surface of the solid fire suppression agent generator;
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- wherein the solid fire suppression agent generator is axially spaced apart from a second container end wall using a second shock-absorbing spacer, the second shock-absorbing spacer includes a first passage wall, disposed near an outer perimeter of the solid fire suppression agent generator, and at least a second passage wall, disposed interiorly to the first passage wall, the first and second passage walls bound at least one of a plurality of passages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.