VEHICLE MOUNTED FIRE AND RESCUE BOOM
First Claim
1. A boom adapted for use on a fire fighting/rescue vehicle comprising:
- an elongated outer housing;
an inner body, forming an enclosed channel for water flow, contained within said outer housing; and
a plurality of connecting fins connecting an interior of said outer housing with an exterior of said inner body;
said outer housing and said inner body defining, said space being divided by said fins into generally independent channels within which elongated electrical control line members and hydraulic lines can be contained and protected.
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Abstract
A boom adapted for use on a fire fighting vehicle or a rescue vehicle includes an elongated boom having an outer housing. A second, inner body, forming an enclosed channel for water flow is contained within the outer housing. A plurality of connecting fins (for example, four) connect the interior of the outer housing with the exterior of the inner body, the space between the exterior of the inner body and the interior of the outer housing being divided by the fins into several generally independent channels within which elongated electrical control line members and hydraulic lines can be contained and protected. The boom may end at a workhead. The workhead may include a water monitor, water handline connections, a bank of lights, hydraulic fittings, pneumatic fittings, a lifting point and/or other emergency or rescue equipment. The boom may be pivotally mounted to a fire fighting vehicle such as a pumper engine, for example, on a turntable. The boom may include an extendible lift arm assembly and an intermediate lifting system.
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25 Claims
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1. A boom adapted for use on a fire fighting/rescue vehicle comprising:
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an elongated outer housing; an inner body, forming an enclosed channel for water flow, contained within said outer housing; and a plurality of connecting fins connecting an interior of said outer housing with an exterior of said inner body;
said outer housing and said inner body defining, said space being divided by said fins into generally independent channels within which elongated electrical control line members and hydraulic lines can be contained and protected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A fire or rescue vehicle comprising:
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an elongated boom having first and second ends, said boom movably mounted to the vehicle at said first end, said boom having an outer wall and an inner wall, said inner wall defining a waterway, said outer wall and said inner wall cooperatively defining at least one channel independent from said waterway; and a workhead mounted at said second end of said boom, said workhead including a water monitor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A fire and rescue boom comprising:
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a one-piece extruded structure having; an elongated outer housing with a diameter; an inner housing defining a waterway, said inner housing disposed within said outer housing having a diameter substantially smaller than said diameter of said outer housing, whereby a space is defined between said outer housing and said inner housing; and a plurality of radial walls interconnecting said outer housing and said inner housing, said radial walls dividing said space into a plurality of channels; and a workhead connected to an end of said boom, said workhead including a water monitor, said water monitor being operatively connected with said waterway, whereby said water monitor receives water via said waterway, said workhead further including an electrical component, said electrical component being supplied electrical power via electrical supply lines routed through one of said plurality of channels, said workhead further including a fluid power supply fitting, said fluid power supply fitting receiving fluid power via fluid a power supply line routed through one of said plurality of channels. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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