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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2022
Viking Group, Inc., Caledonia, MI (US);
Minimax Viking Patent Management Gmbh, Bad Oldesloe, DE;
Martin H. Workman, Delton, MI (US);
Shawn J. Feenstra, Caledonia, MI (US);
Gary William Pleyte, Byron Center, MI (US);
Scott T. Franson, Hastings, MI (US);
Viking Group, Inc., Caledonia, MI (US);
Minimax Viking Patent Management GmbH, Bad Oldesloe, DE;
Abstract
A device and method of protecting and installing a fire protection sprinkler. The protective device is embodied as a tubular cap that axially receives the sprinkler. The protection and installation device includes an internal gripping portion for engaging the sprinkler. The protection and installation device includes a wall that maintains its geometry before receiving the sprinkler the same after receiving the fire protection sprinkler. Moreover, the protective installation device maintains its geometry constant to sufficiently torque the sprinkler into a fitting for installation.