Fire protection sprinkler head support
DCFirst Claim
1. A sprinkler support system for positioning and supporting a fire-protection sprinkler head in a floor, wall, or support structure in a ceiling the sprinkler support system comprising:
- a central hub for receiving the fire-protection sprinkler head and comprising a plate having a broad surface;
a sleeve defining an opening extending through the broad surface of the plate, the sleeve configured to receive the fire-protection sprinkler head, wherein the sprinkler support system is adapted to be removably attached to the floor, wall, or support structure in the ceiling; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting.
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Abstract
A central hub includes a plate and a sleeve attached to the plate and adapted to receive a sprinkler head. The sleeve may be a telescoping sleeve. By providing a central hub with the plate and sleeve, the central hub provides increased stability and versatility to the sprinkler head. The plate provides additional stability and support to the sleeve, and thus the sprinkler head, rendering the combination better able to operate effectively when high fluid pressures are utilized. The central hub is generally attached to a support structure by some mechanism, such as a leg. The addition of the plate adds versatility by increasing the number and variety of legs that can be used to attach the central hub to the support structure.
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111 Claims
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1. A sprinkler support system for positioning and supporting a fire-protection sprinkler head in a floor, wall, or support structure in a ceiling the sprinkler support system comprising:
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a central hub for receiving the fire-protection sprinkler head and comprising a plate having a broad surface;
a sleeve defining an opening extending through the broad surface of the plate, the sleeve configured to receive the fire-protection sprinkler head, wherein the sprinkler support system is adapted to be removably attached to the floor, wall, or support structure in the ceiling; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 69, 79)
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21. A sprinkler support system for positioning and supporting the sprinkler head in a floor, wall, or support structure in a ceiling, the sprinkler support system comprising:
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a central hub including;
a plate having a broad surface;
a sleeve defining an opening extending through the broad surface of the plate, the sleeve configured to receive the fire-protection sprinkler head, wherein the sprinkler support system is adapted to be removably attached to support structure in the floor, walls or support structure in the ceiling;
wherein the plate comprises first and second plate sections, the sleeve comprises a first sleeve section attached to the first plate section and a second sleeve section attached to the second plate section; and
the first and second plate sections are joined by a connection, the connection being configured to allow the first and second plate sections to separate to receive the sprinkler head. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A central hub for receiving a sprinkler head, the central hub comprising:
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a plate;
a telescoping sleeve attached to the plate, the telescoping sleeve being configured to receive a sprinkler head; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A central hub for receiving a sprinkler head, the central hub comprising:
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a plate;
a telescoping sleeve attached to the plate, the telescoping sleeve being configured to receive a sprinkler head; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler bead attached to the fitting, wherein the sleeve includes a fastener configured to removably secure the sleeve to the plate. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A central hub for receiving a sprinkler head, the central hub comprising:
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a plate;
a telescoping sleeve attached to the plate, the telescoping sleeve being configured to receive a sprinkler head; and
a flexible sprinkler assemble, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting, wherein the telescoping sleeve includes a loading device adapted to adjust the position of the sprinkler bead in a direction transverse to a plane defined by a broad dimension of the plate. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A sprinkler support system for receiving a sprinkler head, the sprinkler support system comprising:
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a central hub comprising;
a plate;
a telescoping sleeve attached to the plate, the telescoping sleeve being configured to receive a sprinkler head; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting, and;
a first leg attached to the plate. - View Dependent Claims (32, 73)
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33. A central hub for receiving a plurality of fire-protection sprinkler heads, the central hub comprising:
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a plate; and
a plurality of sleeves, each defining an opening extending through the plate and configured to receive a corresponding one of the plurality of fire-protection sprinkler heads; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage including;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and one of the plurality of sleeves; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method of positioning a fire-protection sprinkler head in a floor, wall, or support structure in a ceiling, the method comprising:
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providing a sprinkler support system adapted to be removably attached to the floor, wall, or support structure in the ceiling, the sprinkler support system including;
a central hub including;
a plate having a broad surface; and
a sleeve defining an opening extending through the broad surface of the plate, the sleeve configured to receive the fire-protection sprinkler head;
providing a flexible conduit having a fitting attached to the sleeve; and
attaching the sprinkler head to the fitting; and
positioning the sprinkler head in the sleeve.- View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A sprinkler support system for positioning and supporting the sprinkler bead in a floor, wall, or support structure in a ceiling, the sprinkler support system comprising:
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a central hub comprising;
a plate having a broad surface;
a sleeve defining an opening extending through the broad surface of the plate, the sleeve configured to receive the fire-protection sprinkler head, wherein the sprinkler support system is adapted to be removably attached to the floor, wall or support structure in the ceiling; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting;
a first leg and a second leg attached to the plate;
wherein the legs are spaced to allow movement of the support system along a length of the support structure within a ceiling, floor, or wall.
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68. A sprinkler support system for positioning and supporting the sprinkler head in a floor, wall, or support structure in a ceiling, the sprinkler support system comprising:
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a central hub comprising;
a plate having a broad surface;
a sleeve defining an opening extending through the broad surface of the plate, the sleeve configured to receive the fire-protection spirnkler head, wherein the sprinkler support system is adapted to be removably attached to the floor, wall or support structure in the ceiling; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit.
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70. A central hub for receiving a sprinkler head, the central hub comprising:
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a plate;
a telescoping sleeve attached to the plate, the telescoping sleeve being configured to receive a sprinkler head; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting wherein the plate comprises a portion angled relative to a broad surface of the plate.
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71. A sprinkler support system for receiving a sprinkler head, the sprinkler support system comprising:
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a central hub comprising;
a plate;
a telescoping sleeve attached to the plate, the telescoping sleeve being configured to receive a sprinkler head; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve;
a first leg attached to the plate, the first leg being angled relative to the plate. - View Dependent Claims (72)
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74. A sprinkler support system for receiving a sprinkler head, the sprinkler support system comprising:
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a central hub including;
a plate;
a telescoping sleeve attached to the plate, the telescoping sleeve being configured to receive a sprinkler head; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting, and;
a first leg attached to the plate, a second leg attached to the plate, the first and second legs having portions angled relative to each other.
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75. A sprinkler support system for receiving a sprinkler head, the sprinkler support system comprising:
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a central hub including;
a plate; and
a telescoping sleeve attached to the plate, the telescoping sleeve being configured to receive a sprinkler head; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fining attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting, and;
a first leg attached to the plate, a second leg attached to the plate, wherein the legs are spaced to allow movement of the central hub along a length of a support structure within a ceiling, floor, or wall.
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76. A sprinkler support system of for receiving a sprinkler head, the sprinkler support system comprising:
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a central hub including;
a plate;
a telescoping sleeve attached to the plate, the telescoping sleeve being configured to receive a sprinkler head; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting, and;
a first leg attached to the plate, a second leg attached to the plate, wherein the second leg is substantially parallel to the fist leg.
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77. A sprinkler support system for receiving a sprinkler head comprising:
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a central hub comprising;
a plate;
a telescoping sleeve attached to the plate, the telescoping sleeve being configured to receive a sprinkler head; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage comprising;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve; and
the sprinkler head attached to the fitting, and;
a first leg attached to the plate, a second leg attached to the plate, a fixing device configured to allow the position of the central hub along the length of the legs to be adjusted. - View Dependent Claims (78)
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80. A sprinkler support system for positioning and supporting a file-protection sprinkler head, the sprinkler support system comprising:
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a central hub comprising;
a plate; and
a sleeve defining an opening extending through a broad surface of the plate, the sleeve configured to receive the fire-protection sprinkler head, and a flexible sprinkler assemblage, the flexible sprinkler assemblage including;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and the sleeve;
wherein the sprinkler support system is adapted to be attached to and is independent from ceiling support structure that includes a plurality of support members forming a suspended ceiling. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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99. A method of positioning a fire-protection sprinkler head in a central hub, the method comprising:
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providing a central hub having a plate;
a plurality of sleeves, each defining an opening extending through a broad surface of the plate, each of the plurality of sleeves being confirm to receive the fire-protection sprinkler head; and
a flexible sprinkler assemblage including;
a flexible conduit;
a fitting attached to the flexible conduit and one of the plurality of sleeves; and
attaching he sprinkler head to the fitting. - View Dependent Claims (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
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