Chimney fire snuffer
First Claim
1. A chimney fire snuffer for attachment to the end of a garden hose or the like for lowering through a chimney for extinguishing chimney fires caused by accumulated creosote on the interior surfaces of the chimney and tending to block the chimney interior, said snuffer comprising:
- an elongated heavy metal cylindrical body,a bore extending axially of said body from one end thereof,a plurality of spray nozzles mounted to the periphery of said body and forming a circumferentially spaced array about said body,said spray nozzles each bearing a fine spray hole opening to the body bore,means for sealably coupling one end of said body about said bore to said hose for filling said bore with water under pressure,and wherein said heavy metal body terminates at the end remote from said hose coupling means in a solid conical end and functioning to seal off said bore at that end and to break through accumulated creosote tending to block the chimney passage when lowered at the end of the garden hose, and wherein water solely in fine water spray mist form is directed radially of said heavy metal body to quickly extinguish the flames with minimal water damage to the chimney interior and the building bearing the chimney.
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Abstract
A hollow cylindrical heavy metal body terminates at one end in a tapered impact section, while its opposite end bears a threaded hose coupling for coupling of the hollow body to the end of a water hose. A plurality of spray nozzles mounted to the cylindrical body open to the hollow interior and bear fine diameter holes for spraying water under pressure in mist form circumfertially of the body. The body may be lowered by the garden hose or the like with the impact section penetrating accumulating creosote. The water spray rapidly puts out chimney fires without extensive water damage.
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3 Claims
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1. A chimney fire snuffer for attachment to the end of a garden hose or the like for lowering through a chimney for extinguishing chimney fires caused by accumulated creosote on the interior surfaces of the chimney and tending to block the chimney interior, said snuffer comprising:
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an elongated heavy metal cylindrical body, a bore extending axially of said body from one end thereof, a plurality of spray nozzles mounted to the periphery of said body and forming a circumferentially spaced array about said body, said spray nozzles each bearing a fine spray hole opening to the body bore, means for sealably coupling one end of said body about said bore to said hose for filling said bore with water under pressure, and wherein said heavy metal body terminates at the end remote from said hose coupling means in a solid conical end and functioning to seal off said bore at that end and to break through accumulated creosote tending to block the chimney passage when lowered at the end of the garden hose, and wherein water solely in fine water spray mist form is directed radially of said heavy metal body to quickly extinguish the flames with minimal water damage to the chimney interior and the building bearing the chimney. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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