Bumper-mounted extensible turret
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1. A forward-mounted fluid-dispensing boom on a fire-fighting vehicle comprising:
- a rigid frame forming at least a portion of the front end of the vehicle;
a hollow fluid-carrying extendible boom mounted on said rigid frame in substantially the center thereof for selectively receiving fire-fighting fluid and being extendable in an axial direction along the length of the boom between a first retracted position adjacent the vehicle front end and a second fully extended position in front of the vehicle, said axial direction having both a horizontal and a vertical component; and
a fluid dispensing nozzle pivotally attached to the outer end of the fluid-carrying boom in fluid-receiving relationship for controllable movement in at least one plane.
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Abstract
A forward-mounted fluid-dispensing boom on a fire-fighting vehicle that can move between a retracted position and a fully extended position directly in front of the vehicle.
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5 Claims
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1. A forward-mounted fluid-dispensing boom on a fire-fighting vehicle comprising:
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a rigid frame forming at least a portion of the front end of the vehicle; a hollow fluid-carrying extendible boom mounted on said rigid frame in substantially the center thereof for selectively receiving fire-fighting fluid and being extendable in an axial direction along the length of the boom between a first retracted position adjacent the vehicle front end and a second fully extended position in front of the vehicle, said axial direction having both a horizontal and a vertical component; and a fluid dispensing nozzle pivotally attached to the outer end of the fluid-carrying boom in fluid-receiving relationship for controllable movement in at least one plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A forward-mounted fluid-dispensing boom on a fire-fighting vehicle comprising:
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a rigid frame forming at least a portion of the front end of the vehicle; a hollow fluid-carrying extendible boom mounted on said rigid frame in substantially the center thereof for selectively receiving fire-fighting fluid and being movable between a first retracted position adjacent the vehicle front end and a second fully extended position in front of the vehicle, said hollow fluid-carrying extendable boom comprising at least a first section rotatably mounted at one end to the center of the rigid frame in front of the vehicle for rotation in substantially a horizontal plane and for selectively receiving fluid; first power means coupled between the vehicle and the first hollow fluid-carrying section for pivotally moving the first hollow fluid-carrying section between a retracted position adjacent the front end of the vehicle with its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and a forwardly extending position in front of the vehicle with its longitudinal axis in axial alignment with the vehicle longitudinal axis; and a fluid dispensing nozzle pivotally attached to the outer end of the fluid-carrying boom in fluid-receiving relationship for controllable movement in at least one plane. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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