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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2002
Dirk Sprakel, Köln, DE;
Dirk Laibach, Wuppertal, DE;
Dirk Sprakel, Köln, DE;
Dirk Laibach, Wuppertal, DE;
Fogtec Brandschutz GmbH & Co. KG, Kölln, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for fire-fighting comprising a fire-extinguishing nozzle () connected to an extinguisher fluid supply () via a pipe () and comprising an alarm device () which delivers a warning signal at the beginning of a fire-extinguishing process. In such an apparatus the risk of leaks occurring is reduced and effective alarming of the surroundings at the beginning of the fire-extinguishing process is ensured according to the invention by the fact that the alarm device () comprises a pressure-actuatable switching device connected to the pipe () which triggers the warning signal in the event of an increase in the pressure prevailing in the pipe ().