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FIREFIGHTING MONITOR

  • US 20110174383A1
  • Filed: 01/21/2011
  • Published: 07/21/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A firefighting monitor comprising:

  • a body having an inlet for receiving firefighting fluid and an outlet for discharging the firefighting fluid, said body including a tubular section rotatable about an axis;

    a rotation sensor for measuring an amount of rotation of said tubular section about said axis;

    a flow rate detector for determining a rate of flow of the firefighting fluid through the body from the inlet to the outlet; and

    a controller in communication with said rotation sensor and said flow rate detector, said controller adapted to determine an amount of force exerted by the firefighting fluid onto the body in at least one direction based upon information from said rotation sensor and said flow rate detector.

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