Fire-fighting system and nozzle system including locator beacon
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1. A fire-fighting system comprising:
- a base component;
a nozzle located remote from said base component and adapted for handheld control by a firefighter positioned adjacent the nozzle; and
a locator component mounted to said nozzle and communicatively coupleable to said base component, said locator component comprising a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive signals from said base component, and a locator beacon comprising a visually-perceptible output device, wherein said locator component is configured to activate said locator beacon in response to an activation signal received from said base component.
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Abstract
A fire-fighting system includes a base component, a nozzle located remote from the base component, and a locator component mounted to the nozzle. The locator component is communicatively coupleable to the base component, and includes a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive signals from the base component, and a locator beacon including a visually-perceptible output device. The locator component is configured to activate the locator beacon in response to an activation signal received from the base component.
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21 Claims
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1. A fire-fighting system comprising:
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a base component; a nozzle located remote from said base component and adapted for handheld control by a firefighter positioned adjacent the nozzle; and a locator component mounted to said nozzle and communicatively coupleable to said base component, said locator component comprising a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive signals from said base component, and a locator beacon comprising a visually-perceptible output device, wherein said locator component is configured to activate said locator beacon in response to an activation signal received from said base component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A nozzle system for use in a fire-fighting environment, said nozzle system comprising:
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a nozzle adapted for handheld control by a firefighter positioned adjacent said nozzle; and a locator component positioned proximate said nozzle, said locator component communicatively coupleable to a base component positioned remote from said nozzle and associated with said nozzle, said locator component comprising a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive signals from said base component, and a locator beacon comprising a visually-perceptible output device, wherein said locator component is configured to activate said locator beacon in response to a signal received from the base component. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21)
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19. A method of controlling a nozzle system in a fire-fighting environment, said method comprising:
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communicatively coupling a base component to a locator component positioned proximate a nozzle adapted for handheld control by a firefighter positioned adjacent the nozzle, wherein the locator component includes a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive signals from the base component, and a locator beacon including a visually-perceptible output device; receiving an activation signal at the locator component from the base component; and activating the locator beacon in response to receiving the activation signal.
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