Patent Application
20200254288
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of fire-extinguishing methods and means of existing art and more specifically relates to firefighting machines.
Fires cause vast amounts of property damage and pose a significant threat to human life. In workspaces and other locations, it is vital to have a quick and effective method, in addition to water, for extinguishing fires suitable for a wide variety of potential conditions. An efficient and effective solution is necessary to reduce damage in the area of the fire, as well as damage caused by water caused by traditional extinguishing methods. A suitable solution is desired.
U.S. Pat. No. 1,277,908 to George T Gillette relates to a fire-extinguishing apparatus. The described fire-extinguishing apparatus provides practical means for putting out a fire by the use of the material. The diatomaceous earth is non-combustible and non-fusible at the ordinary temperatures of incipient conflagrations, and in act, is only subject to fusion at a temperature of about 2900 Fahrenheit, and consists of minute silica air cells that are very light so that large bodies of the same are movable by application of comparatively small power.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known fire-extinguishing methods and means art, the present disclosure provides a novel dry material moving machine system. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a device configured to disperse dry extinguishing materials in the area of an active fire to cut off the oxygen supply to the fire.
A dry material moving machine system is disclosed herein. The dry material moving machine system includes a portable or stationary dry material moving machine including a power unit powering the dry material moving machine and connected to a positive air blower having an air inlet, an outlet in communication with a delivery line, a dry media hopper including a feeder unit configured to direct dry material to the delivery line, and a hose reel. The delivery line is connected to and in communication with a hose to direct the dry material to a fire in order to suppress and extinguish the fire. The dry material moving machine uses compressed air to launch the crushed dry or ready-to-use material to a desired area in order to smother a fire. The dry material is used to constrict an oxygen supply to bring about fire containment quickly through a smothering effect.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a dry material moving machine system, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will, after this, be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to fire-extinguishing methods and means and, more particularly, to a dry material moving machine system as used to improve the effective use of fire-extinguishing means.
Generally, the dry material moving machine system provides a machine designed to assist in all methods of extinguishing and controlling fires in both mobile and stationary operations. Depending upon the particular embodiment, the apparatus includes components selected from the following: power units, hydraulics, electrical controls, either gas or diesel engines, and electrical motors. In addition to the power units, the system contains other subsystems or components selected from the following: compressors, drive systems, storage units and hoppers, controls and piping, hose reels or media conveying systems, covers and protection for machines, and vehicles or trailers for transportation. Vehicles may transport the machine along with dry fire-extinguishing materials. The apparatus crushes material (such a small size materials) if need be and uses the compressed air to launch and disperse the crushed dry powder or other material to the desired area to smother a fire. This material is designed to constrict the oxygen supply to bring about fire containment quickly through a smothering effect. The apparatus uses a simple design to bring about quick and efficient operation through familiarization and a little training.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in
A further advantage of the dry material moving machine can be realized when on-site of a hazmat incident. The dry material can stop flows of hazardous material from leaving the site as a containment barrier. The containment of hazardous liquids on-site has been an issue for years. The dirt or dry powder would help keep our waters safe in many cases if used in conjunction with the existing methods. Additional equipment may be added to allow the machine to carry and disburse water from separate containment tanks if desired.
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62803274 | Feb 2019 | US |
