US1329655A - Fire-extinguisher - Google Patents

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UNITED sTiiTEs PATENT oEEicE.

`iiiiizimivn E. DHUMY, or

ENGLEWOD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO LAWRENCE Ls STRAUSS, 0F NEW YORK, N.

EIEELEXTIEGUIsHEE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Een. s, ieee.

Application filed `Iebruary 14, 1919. Serial No. 277,031.

To all 'whom t may concer/n Beit known that I, FERNAND E. DHUMY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Englewood, county of Bergen, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-EXtin lguishers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fire extinguishers of the dry-powder type.

Theinvent-ionhas for one ofits objects` the provision of a container having therein a pluralityof packages or grenades filled with la Afire extinguishing powder, the container `"being adapted for attachment to a wall, the Adashboard of a motor vehicle, orother support, and being so constructed as to protect thepacka-ges or jgrenades from moisture and to enable a 'section of the containerto be readily detached' and carried'in `one hand to Athe `scene of a fire, with the sever( l grenades vguisher embodying the invention;

F ig. 2 v`a horizontal section on the line II-II of Fig.` 1;

Fig. 3' aperspective View 'of the removable casing section: y

Fig. l a vertical sectional view of another form ofiire extinguisher embodying the invention;

Fig. 5 a horizontal section on the line'V-V `ofFig. 4; and

Fig. 6 a fragmentary side elevation ofthe u lower portion of the extinguishershown in Figs. 4 and 5.

In the construction shown inl Figs. l, 2 and 3, the extinguishercomprises an elongated rectangular casing preferably adapted to be secured to the wall cfa building, thefdashboard or other body part of a motor vehicle,

or any other desired support, in position to 4be readily accessible in case of fire.

rectangular casing comprises two telescoping sections 1 and 2, the outer 4casing section 1 The being provided with suitable n'ieans for fastening the 4rear wall thereof to a support.

Any suitable fastening means, such as screws 3, may be employed for securing the outer kor stationary casing section to its support.

The detachable or inner casing section E5 telescopes within the section l and has an iinperforate front wall formed with an n- -wardly .extending flange spaced frein the side and end walls thereof to form a channel to receive the outer edges of the side and end walls of the section 1.v A suitable gasket or yieldable packing strip 5 is seated in the bottom of the channel thus formed, to provide a nioisture-proof seal between the casing sections. A suitable quicklydetachable interlocking connection is preferably provided for preventing accidental separation or relative movement of the casing sections. As shown, the holding means comprises a pair of flat springs 6 secured at their inner ends l tothe top and bottoni wallslof the section l and having their free outer ends extending over the flange 4L and bent inwardly toward each other so as to overhang the `front wall of the detachable casing section 2.

The detachable section 2 is provided'witli a plurality of horizontal partitions 7 div-id ling the same into a series of compartments havingopen inner ends. Theside walls of the section 2 are cut away at oppositely disposed points along their inner edges to `forni finger `openings 8, there being one pair cf iinderv openings for each compartment; In each compartment `of section 2 a package, grenade, or bomb 9, filled withy a fire-(-ixtiiiguishu ing powder or substance, is stored. These packagesor grenades may be formed of bags or easily frangible containers filled with any suitable powder or substance for extinguish# ing fires, adaptedtto be broken by impact, or to be exploded by means of a charge of eX- plosive ignited by a suitable fuse. Y

The casing is of elongated rectangular form and `ofvsuch size as to adapt section 9 to be readily grasped by' one hand and re- `moved from the section 1, with the several grenades contained therein. and carried to the scene of a iire. It will be obvious that by inserting a thumb and finger ofthe other hand in .the finger openings or slots of any compartment, the grenade therein may be readily removed and thrown witlithe saine hand upon the blaze, the grenades being successively removed and thrown.

In the modified construction shown in Li, 5 and 6, the lire extinguisher is of cylindrical form and comprises a stationary 'outer section 10, held to a suitable support by brackets ll, and e detachable inner section l2. The section l0 has an open lower end und section 12 has an open upper end, the section l2 being provided et its lower end with an annular flange seat against the lower end of section l0. rThe flange i3 serves es a seul to prevent moisture entering between the two sections and also provides s hand grip to permit section lf2 to be roteted and withdrawn from section l0. The two sections 1.0 and 1Q ere normally held in telcscoped relation by means of oppositely disposed bayonet slot connections embodying bayonet slots lst formed in section l0 and pins'l carried by section l2. riie bayonet.connections torni quickly detachable interlocking means 'for holding the two sections in telescoped relation.

The section l2 is formed with wide slots or oppositely disposed linger openings 16 eX- tending 'from its upper end substantially throughout its length, and a plurality roi Y superposed packages or grenades ot ire-eX- tinguishing powder 9 are stored in said cesing section. It will be obvious vthat by grasping the bottom oit section l2 and rotating the seine sliglitlyit may be readily removed and carried in one hand to the scene ot a fire, and the grenades 9 successively'removed with the other hendrby inserting a thunib and linger in the slots lt,

From the foregoing it will be observed that a iire extingui, her isv provided comprising a section adapted to be iiXed to a suiteble support and e section telescoping within the fixed section and containing e plurality ot charges, packages or grenades of VVlire-extingui-Shing material, the section containing seid. charges being readily removable with the packages therein end adopted to be carried and held in one hand while the charges are successively removed and thrown upon the burning portion or portions of e structure with the other hund. By this construction e relatively large quantity or {ireextinguishing powder may be conveniently hendled und the saineinay hc distributed with ease and u maximum ot eiliciency.

TWhat l claim is:

l. A fire extinguisher comprising s casing section et opted to be iixed to e support, s casing section 'for holding peckeges of 1{ireeirtiiiguishing material telescoping within the first mentioned section Vand removable bodily therefrom with its contents, and a quick-detachable interlocking connectionbetween the casing sections for holding the removable section in telescoped relation with the other section.

2. A fire extinguisher comprising a casing v 18 adapted to .inovel or ieckapes section adapted to be secured to a support, rind a reinovebie casino' sectioniiior holding puckeges of nre-extinguishing material telescoping within the first-mentioned section, said removable section having an open inner end and having portions or its sides cut away to form iinger openings to permit ready reinovel of packages from the removeble section when the sections ere separated.

3. A. tire extinguisher comprising a casing section adapted to be secured to a support, e removable casing section-tor holding` puckuges oi? fire-extinguishing mete-rial telescoping within the tiret-mentioned section end having an opei. inner end end po rxtions of its sides out away to torni linger openings to peiiiiit readyrenewal of packages therefrom one at e timea and a quick-detachable connection for holding the Vsections in telescoped relation Lit. i iire extinguisher comprising a rectencgular outer casing section having one open endg :i removable rectangular inner casing section telescoping within the outer secion having en open inner end, end a plurality of partitions in the ii ner section orining compartments for receiving indiial packages of tire-extinguishing ineterialn the side wells oit said removable seo tion being cut away at the inner edges i'zhereoi to provide oppositely disposed finger openings in the wells of each compartment. 5. A. fire extinguisher comprising :i rectangular outer cesing section having one open end, a rectengiiler inner casing section telescoping within the outer section having anopen inner end, said innerv section being adapted toglioid e plurslity ot packages ot :tire-entingul :hing material and having its walls out .way et intervals elong 'their inner edgesto torni oppositely Adisposed pairs ot er openings to permit ready reindividuelly :troni said section, and e pair of tiet springs held et one end to opposite wells or the outer'cesing section and having inwardly bent tree ends engaging the inner casingsection.

` G. A dry-pow ler reextinguisher coniprising telescoping casing sections, onevotI said sections being divided into conipar- Aments for packages oit `lireextinguishing the channel Jformed by seid iifinge, end a pair ot springs held et one end to oppositesides oi" the other section sind having inwardly bent tree ends extendingV over the ilange on the other section and rictionally eiigagino' the oiiterwall oic seid lisnged sec tion. i Y l in testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature. f

FERNAND E. DHUMY.

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