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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Applicant:
Eric N. Combs, Goshen, IN (US);
Inventor:
Eric N. Combs, Goshen, IN (US);
Assignee:
Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatic flow restrictor includes a movement sensor that detects undesired movement of a firefighting apparatus relative to a support surface and automatically reduces the flow of fluid through the apparatus to thereby reduce reaction forces acting upon the apparatus. The sensor may be a slidable member or an actuatable lever, for example, that detects movement of the apparatus along or away from a support surface, and actuates an adjuster to restrict the flow of fluid until the forces are balanced and the apparatus stops moving relative to the support surface.