Firefighting or rescue apparatus including a memory device to store and provide access to apparatus information
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1. A firefighting apparatus comprising:
- a frame including a plurality of wheels configured to enable transportation of the apparatus to an emergency location, the frame including a cab defining an interior,a pump joined with the frame rearward of the cab, the pump adapted to pump liquid through a firefighting hose;
a housing mounted in the cab, the housing defining an interior compartment, the housing including an access opening providing access to the interior compartment, the housing being fixedly and permanently mounted within the cab so that the housing is not removable from the interior of the cab without the use of tools; and
a flash memory device including non-volatile solid-state memory that stores data regarding the firefighting apparatus, the flash memory device permanently mounted in the interior compartment of the housing,wherein the flash memory device is fully electronically isolated from all onboard operating systems of the firefighting apparatus,and wherein the flash memory device is configured so that a user can temporarily couple a portable computing device, brought temporarily onto the apparatus, to the flash memory device to selectively access and display the data regarding the firefighting apparatus, thereby enabling the user to perform work on the firefighting apparatus utilizing such data.
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Abstract
A firefighting or rescue apparatus includes a frame having a cab defining an interior within which a flash memory device is permanently mounted. The flash memory device is isolated so that it is incapable of receiving any onboard operating data pertaining to the operation and status of the firefighting apparatus. Instead, the device primarily stores data regarding a service manual, maintenance manual, electrical diagrams and/or troubleshooting guide related to the firefighting apparatus. The device is able to be selectively coupled to a portable computing device so that a user working on the firefighting apparatus can access the data without risk of loss or misplacement thereof.
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1. A firefighting apparatus comprising:
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a frame including a plurality of wheels configured to enable transportation of the apparatus to an emergency location, the frame including a cab defining an interior, a pump joined with the frame rearward of the cab, the pump adapted to pump liquid through a firefighting hose; a housing mounted in the cab, the housing defining an interior compartment, the housing including an access opening providing access to the interior compartment, the housing being fixedly and permanently mounted within the cab so that the housing is not removable from the interior of the cab without the use of tools; and a flash memory device including non-volatile solid-state memory that stores data regarding the firefighting apparatus, the flash memory device permanently mounted in the interior compartment of the housing, wherein the flash memory device is fully electronically isolated from all onboard operating systems of the firefighting apparatus, and wherein the flash memory device is configured so that a user can temporarily couple a portable computing device, brought temporarily onto the apparatus, to the flash memory device to selectively access and display the data regarding the firefighting apparatus, thereby enabling the user to perform work on the firefighting apparatus utilizing such data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A firefighting apparatus comprising:
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a frame including a plurality of wheels configured to enable transportation of the apparatus to an emergency location, the frame including a forward portion having a cab and a rearward portion rearward of the cab, the cab defining an interior having a driver space within which a driver of the firefighting apparatus is located during mobilization of the firefighting apparatus, a pump disposed in the rearward portion of the frame, the pump adapted to pump liquid through a firefighting hose; a dashboard located within the interior of the cab and forwardly bounding the driver space, the dashboard including at least one of a display, a control and a gauge, the interior including a mounting panel, the mounting panel defining a mounting aperture; a housing mounted in the mounting aperture and joined with the mounting panel, the housing including a sidewall, the sidewall bounding at least a portion of an interior compartment defined by the housing, the housing including an access opening providing access to the interior compartment, the housing being fixedly and permanently mounted in the interior so that the housing is not removable from the interior without the use of tools; a flash memory device including non-volatile solid-state memory, the memory storing data regarding at least one of a service manual concerning the firefighting apparatus, a maintenance manual concerning the firefighting apparatus, an electrical diagram concerning the firefighting apparatus, a hydraulic diagram concerning the firefighting apparatus, and a troubleshooting guide concerning the firefighting apparatus, wherein the flash memory device is permanently mounted in the interior compartment of the housing, wherein the flash memory device is joined with a coupler adapted to electrically couple the flash memory device to a portable computing device so that the data can be selectively displayed on a display of the computing device to a user thereof, wherein the flash memory device is fully electronically isolated from all onboard operating systems of the firefighting apparatus, wherein the flash memory device is unpowered, and whereby the user can temporarily couple the portable computing device to the flash memory device via the coupler to selectively access and display the data regarding at least one of the service manual, the maintenance manual, the electrical diagram, the hydraulic diagram, and the troubleshooting guide, thereby enabling the user to perform work on the firefighting apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A firefighting apparatus comprising:
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a frame including a plurality of wheels configured to enable transportation of the apparatus to an emergency location; a pump disposed in a rearward portion of the frame, the pump adapted to pump liquid through a firefighting hose; a cab mounted over at least one of the plurality of wheels, forward of the rearward portion, the cab defining an interior having a dashboard mounted forward of a driver space and a mounting panel; a housing mounted in the interior, the housing including a sidewall, the sidewall bounding at least a portion of an interior compartment defined by the housing, the housing including an access opening providing access to the interior compartment, the housing being fixedly and permanently mounted to the mounting panel in the interior of the cab so that the housing is not removable from the mounting panel without the use of tools; a flash memory device adapted to store data regarding at least one of a service manual concerning the firefighting apparatus, a maintenance manual concerning the firefighting apparatus, an electrical diagram concerning the firefighting apparatus, a hydraulic diagram concerning the firefighting apparatus, and a troubleshooting guide concerning the firefighting apparatus, wherein the flash memory device is permanently mounted in the interior compartment of the housing, wherein the flash memory device configured so that a portable computing device can access the data so that the data can be selectively displayed on a display of the computing device to a user thereof, wherein the flash memory device is incapable of receiving any onboard operating data pertaining to the operation and status of the firefighting apparatus and is fully electronically isolated from all onboard operating systems of the firefighting apparatus, and whereby the user can, with the portable computing device, selectively access and display the data regarding at least one of the service manual, the maintenance manual, the electrical diagram, the hydraulic diagram, and the troubleshooting guide, thereby enabling the user to perform work on the firefighting apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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