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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2006
Scott T. Franson, Hastings, MI (US);
Thomas E. Winebrenner, Hastings, MI (US);
Shawn G. Orr, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Scott T. Franson, Hastings, MI (US);
Thomas E. Winebrenner, Hastings, MI (US);
Shawn G. Orr, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
The Viking Corporation, Hastings, MI (US);
Abstract
A sprinkler assembly includes a body, a support, which extends from the body, and a closure device that releasably closes the discharge opening of the body. The sprinkler assembly further includes a trigger that releasably holds the closure device at the discharge opening. A flow shaper is mounted to the support and the support is adapted to allow the fluid flowing from the discharge opening, when the closure device is released, to pass through the support substantially unimpeded by the support and the flow shaper is adapted to reshape the flow of fluid as it flows through the support. The flow shaper is formed from a plate having an elongated portion having first and second side edges and first and second ends with at least one tab extending from the first side edge. The elongated portion is formed into a ring shaped body and the at least one tab is bent radially inward toward a center of the generally ring shaped body.