Apparatus for deicing aircraft
First Claim
1. An apparatus for deicing an aircraft in one pass of the aircraft through the apparatus, comprising a pair of spaced-apart deicing devices, each of said deicing devices comprising:
- a vertically disposed support tower having upper and lower ends;
said lower end of said support tower being rigidly fixed to a supporting surface;
an upstanding boom pedestal rotatably mounted, about a vertical axis, on the upper end of said support tower;
an elongated, telescopic boom assembly having inner and outer ends, pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis on said pedestal for selective extension and retraction with respect thereto;
an elongated support, having inner and outer ends;
said inner end of said elongated support being pivotally mounted, about a horizontal axis, to said outer end of said boom assembly;
an operator'"'"'s cab selectively movably mounted on said outer end of said elongated support;
at least one deicing spray nozzle mounted on said operator'"'"'s cab for spraying deicing fluid onto an aircraft;
said deicing spray nozzle being in fluid communication with a source of pressurized deicing fluid.
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Abstract
An apparatus is described for deicing an aircraft in one pass of the aircraft through the apparatus with the apparatus including a pair of spaced-apart deicing devices. Each of the deicing devices comprises a vertically disposed support tower having an upstanding boom pedestal rotatably mounted on the upper end thereof. An elongated, telescopic boom assembly is pivotally mounted on the pedestal for selective extension and retraction with respect thereto. An elongated support is pivotally mounted on the outer end of the boom assembly and has an operator'"'"'s cab selectively movably mounted thereon. Spray nozzles are mounted on the operator'"'"'s cab to enable the operator to spray deicing fluid onto the aircraft.
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1. An apparatus for deicing an aircraft in one pass of the aircraft through the apparatus, comprising a pair of spaced-apart deicing devices, each of said deicing devices comprising:
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a vertically disposed support tower having upper and lower ends;
said lower end of said support tower being rigidly fixed to a supporting surface;
an upstanding boom pedestal rotatably mounted, about a vertical axis, on the upper end of said support tower;
an elongated, telescopic boom assembly having inner and outer ends, pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis on said pedestal for selective extension and retraction with respect thereto;
an elongated support, having inner and outer ends;
said inner end of said elongated support being pivotally mounted, about a horizontal axis, to said outer end of said boom assembly;
an operator'"'"'s cab selectively movably mounted on said outer end of said elongated support;
at least one deicing spray nozzle mounted on said operator'"'"'s cab for spraying deicing fluid onto an aircraft;
said deicing spray nozzle being in fluid communication with a source of pressurized deicing fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An aircraft deicing apparatus, comprising:
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a vertically disposed support tower having upper and lower ends;
said lower end of said support tower being rigidly fixed to a supporting surface;
an upstanding boom pedestal rotatably mounted, about a vertical axis, on the upper end of said support tower;
an elongated, telescopic boom assembly having inner and outer ends, pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis on said pedestal for selective extension and retraction with respect thereto;
an elongated support, having inner and outer ends;
said inner end of said elongated support being pivotally mounted, about a horizontal axis, to said outer end of said boom assembly;
an operator'"'"'s cab selectively movably mounted on said outer end of said elongated support;
at least one deicing spray nozzle mounted on said operator'"'"'s cab for spraying deicing fluid onto an aircraft;
said deicing spray nozzle being in fluid communication with a source of pressurized deicing fluid. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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