Firefighting device with light emitting component

• US 7,823,801 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2006
• Issued: 11/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company Incorporated (Safe Fleet Holdings LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company Incorporated (Safe Fleet Holdings LLC)
• Inventors: McGarry, Kiernan, Lozier, Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Dinh Q
• Application Number:
  US11/541,296
• Publication Number:
  US 20070080244A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,495 Days
• Field of Search: 239451-460, 239525-526, 239/18, 239/548, 239/289, 362/96, 362/34, 362/84, 169/51, 169/37
• US Class Current: 239/18
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 31/02 Nozzles specially adapted for fire-extinguishing
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/00 Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/04 Resilient mountings, e.g. shock absorbers shock absorbing devices of vehicle headlamp housings B60Q1/0491; in general F16F15/04
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 31/04 Provision of filling media
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0064 Health, life-saving or fire-fighting equipment
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 9/30 Elements containing photoluminescent material distinct from or spaced from the light source shades F21V1/17; globes, bowls or cover glasses F21V3/08, F21V3/12; refractors F21V5/10; reflectors F21V7/26, F21V7/30; elements with provision for controlling the spectral properties or intensity F21V9/40
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/00 Planar light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A firefighting device comprising includes a device body with a fluid passage through which a fluid flows when the firefighting device is in operation and at least one molded body. At least a portion of the molded body is at least translucent and encloses therein or covers a light emitting source. When light is emitted from the light emitting source, light is emitted from the molded body to thereby illuminate the firefighting device.

Claims

1. A firefighting nozzle comprising:

a nozzle body with a fluid passage and a nozzle outlet through which a fluid flows when said nozzle is in operation;

a molded bumper molded from an impact absorbing material mounted to the nozzle body, said molded bumper forming an annular impact absorbing body about said nozzle body at said nozzle outlet and at least a portion of said annular impact absorbing body being translucent; and

a light emitting source either (1) encapsulated in said annular impact absorbing body or (2) positioned between said annular impact absorbing body and said nozzle body, said light emitting source comprising a chemically activated luminescent cell, a luminescent body, or luminescent paint, light emitted from said light emitting source illuminating said molded bumper to illuminate at least a portion of said firefighting nozzle such that said firefighting nozzle is self-illuminating to provide an increased visibility of said firefighting nozzle in a low light or no-light condition.

2. The firefighting nozzle according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting source is encapsulated in said molded body.

3. The firefighting nozzle according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting source comprises a plurality of luminescent bodies charged by light.