Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spring-collet mechanism for activating a fire extinguisher
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Application No.: US14602811Application Date: 2015-01-22
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Publication No.: US09861846B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: David Frasure , John Wright Porterfield
- Applicant: Kidde Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Wilson
- Assignee: Kidde Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Kidde Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Wilson
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: A62C2/00
- IPC: A62C2/00 ; A62C13/62 ; A62C13/70 ; A62C13/74 ; A62C35/02 ; A62C35/11 ; A62C37/36 ; A62C3/08

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a broadhead cutter activation mechanism and system inside of a fire extinguisher. The broadhead cutter device may be attached to a cutter shaft which is driven downward when the elastic potential energy is released form a spring system. The broadhead cutter device may be configured to pierce and open a burst disc to release the flow of an extinguishing agent under pressure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160213963A1 SPRING-COLLET MECHANISM FOR ACTIVATING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER Public/Granted day:2016-07-28
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