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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2003
Robert W. Steingass, Valparaiso, IN (US);
David J. Kolacz, Plymouth, IN (US);
Robert W. Steingass, Valparaiso, IN (US);
David J. Kolacz, Plymouth, IN (US);
Task Force Tips, Inc., Valparaiso, IN (US);
Abstract
A firefighting segmented monitor for redirecting a trajectory of a pressurized fluid discharge towards a target comprises a flowpath with minimum convolutions. The monitor flowpath comprises in series a stationary segment and three rotating segments including a lower segment, a middle segment and an upper segment connected in series each of which comprises a predetermined curvature. The lower segment swivels in one axis about the stationary segment. A nonorthogonal swivel is arranged on each end of the middle segment at the interfaces with the lower segment and the upper segment, and the swiveling of the middle and upper segments are synchronized with a single rotary input to produce an approximately planar elevational motion of the fluid discharge end of the monitor.