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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 23, 2006
Clarence Grady, Larsen, WI (US);
Michael R. Moore, Larsen, WI (US);
Chad Trinkner, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew R. Manser, Neenah, WI (US);
John Schultz, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Clarence Grady, Larsen, WI (US);
Michael R. Moore, Larsen, WI (US);
Chad Trinkner, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew R. Manser, Neenah, WI (US);
John Schultz, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Pierce Manufacturing Company, Appleton, WI (US);
Abstract
An improved fire pump for a firefighting vehicle is provided. The fire pump is capable of being positioned at least partially under a rear portion of the cab of a firefighting vehicle. The pump includes a shaft, an impeller supported by the shaft, and a pump housing which encloses the impeller and supports the shaft for rotation about an axis. The housing includes a fluid inlet configured to direct a fluid into the housing along a path generally parallel to the axis. The housing also includes two fluid outlets each at a periphery of the impeller and configured to direct the fluid from the housing along respective paths generally perpendicular to the axis.