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Patent No.:

US 10099079 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 17, 2015

Fire hydrant operating nut and method for lubricating the operating nut

Applicant:

Sigelock Systems, Llc, Oceanside, NY (US);

Inventor:

George Sigelakis, Oceanside, NY (US);

Assignee:

Sigelock Systems, LLC, Oceanside, NY (US);

Attorney:

Martine Penilla Group, LLP

Primary Examiner:

R K Arundale

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B 9/02 (2006.01); A62C 35/20 (2006.01); E03B 9/08 (2006.01); E03B 9/14 (2006.01); E03B 9/06 (2006.01); F16K 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 35/20 (2013.01); E03B 9/06 (2013.01); E03B 9/08 (2013.01); E03B 9/14 (2013.01); F16K 25/005 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04); Y10T 137/5392 (2015.04); Y10T 137/5468 (2015.04); Y10T 137/5479 (2015.04); Y10T 137/5497 (2015.04); Y10T 137/5503 (2015.04); Y10T 137/5515 (2015.04); Y10T 137/5532 (2015.04); Y10T 137/8593 (2015.04);
Abstract

A method for delivering water through a fire hydrant is disclosed and includes unlocking a sprinkler cap control lock on the fire hydrant, removing the sprinkler cap control lock to access an operating nut of the fire hydrant and activating the operating nut to deliver water through a plurality of sprinkler ports in at least one of a plurality of caps on the fire hydrant. Also disclosed are fire hydrant with a lubricant channel and a method of lubricating a fire hydrant operation nut. Also disclosed is a fire hydrant that does not need a lubricant disposed between the operation nut and the fire hydrant body due to an operating nut sleeve being disposed between the operation nut and the fire hydrant body.

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