Fire fighting turret
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1. Fire fighting turret, comprisinga. a fixed inlet pipe,b. a barrel having an outlet nozzle at one end,c. a first 90°
- elbow having one leg fixedly attached to the pipe,d. a second 90°
elbow having one leg attached by a first swivel joint to the other leg of the first elbow, the second 90°
elbow being provided with an integral base which is fastened to a table which is mounted on a main base for pivotal movement selectively about a vertical axis and about a horizontal axis,e. a third 90°
elbow having one leg attached by a second swivel joint to the other leg of the second elbow, andf. a fitting having one end fixedly attached to the other leg of the third elbow and having the other end fixedly attached to the other end of the barrel, the centerline of the barrel lies in a plane passing through the axis of rotation of the first swivel joint.
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Abstract
A fire fighting turret including three 90° elbows arranged seriatim with swivel joints where the two end elbows are connected to the central elbow attached to a second turret in such a manner that reaction forces create no problem and the field of aiming is affected very little.
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8 Claims
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1. Fire fighting turret, comprising
a. a fixed inlet pipe, b. a barrel having an outlet nozzle at one end, c. a first 90° - elbow having one leg fixedly attached to the pipe,
d. a second 90°
elbow having one leg attached by a first swivel joint to the other leg of the first elbow, the second 90°
elbow being provided with an integral base which is fastened to a table which is mounted on a main base for pivotal movement selectively about a vertical axis and about a horizontal axis,e. a third 90°
elbow having one leg attached by a second swivel joint to the other leg of the second elbow, andf. a fitting having one end fixedly attached to the other leg of the third elbow and having the other end fixedly attached to the other end of the barrel, the centerline of the barrel lies in a plane passing through the axis of rotation of the first swivel joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- elbow having one leg fixedly attached to the pipe,
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8. Fire fighting turret for use on the roof of the cab of a fire truck, comprising
a. a fixed inlet pipe, b. a barrel having an outlet nozzle at one end, c. a first 90° - elbow having one leg fixedly attached to the pipe,
d. a second 90°
elbow having one leg attached by a first swivel joint to the other leg of the first elbow,e. a third 90°
elbow having one leg attached by a second swivel joint to the other leg of the second elbow, andf. a fitting having one end fixedly attached to the other leg of the third elbow and having the other end fixedly attached to the other end of the barrel, the centerline of the barrel lying in a plane passing through the axis of rotation of the first swivel joint, g. an integral base provided on the second 90°
elbow,h. a table to which the integral base is fastened, i. a main base mounted on the roof and on which the table is mounted for pivotal movement selectively about a vertical axis, and j. an actuating handle within the cab for bringing about the movement about either of the axes.
- elbow having one leg fixedly attached to the pipe,
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