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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L. Miller, Conshohocken, PA (US);
Frank A. Sclafani, Jr., Jeffersonville, PA (US);
Paul R. Wentz, Sicklerville, NJ (US);
Paul D. Carpenter, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Hale Products, Inc., Conshohocken, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16T 1/20 ; F16K 3/700 ; F16K 3/105 ; A62C 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16T 1/20 ; F16K 3/700 ; F16K 3/105 ; A62C 2/700 ;
Abstract
A butterfly valve and associated controls for controlling the flow of water from a large diameter fire hose to the inlet of a fire pump is disclosed. The valve is installed between the suction tube and the suction tube extension of a midship mounted fire pump on a fire truck in a location such that the valve is positioned behind the pump operator panel. A pressure relief valve and an air bleed are mounted on the body of the valve.