Fire sprinkler assembly including adjustable drop
US-11433265-B2 · Sep 6, 2022 · US
Fire sprinkler assembly
US11833378B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11833378-B2 |
| Application number | US-202217877278-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | Nov 17, 2016 |
| Publication date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2023 |
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A fire sprinkler assembly includes a flexible conduit; and an integral hub and bracket assembly comprising: a bracket hub coupled to a bracket bar; and an adjustable drop integrally formed with the bracket hub, the adjustable drop defining a lengthwise axis oriented transverse to the bracket bar, the flexible conduit coupled to the adjustable drop; and a sprinkler head extending from the adjustable drop.
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What is claimed is: 1. A fire sprinkler assembly comprising: a flexible conduit; an integral hub and bracket assembly comprising: a bracket hub coupled to a bracket bar; and an adjustable drop integrally formed with the bracket hub, the adjustable drop defining a lengthwise axis oriented transverse to the bracket bar, the flexible conduit coupled to the adjustable drop; and a sprinkler head extending from the adjustable drop; wherein the adjustable drop integrally formed with the bracket hub is welded to the bracket hub, the bracket hub having an inverted U-shaped opening offset to one side of the adjustable drop's longitudinal axis and the bracket hub also having a side opening transverse to the inverted U-shaped opening where the transverse side opening is welded to the offset side of the adjustable drop. 2. The fire sprinkler assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable drop comprises an inner casing and an outer casing surrounding the inner casing, the flexible conduit directly coupled to the outer casing. 3. The fire sprinkler assembly of claim 2 , wherein each of the inner casing and the outer casing include corresponding threading configured to permit rotation between the inner casing and the outer casing to adjust an axial height of the inner casing along the lengthwise axis. 4. The fire sprinkler assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sprinkler head comprises a thermally responsive device and a deflector, the thermally responsive device configured to react to heat generated by a fire to allow water to flow to the deflector, the deflector configured to outwardly disperse the water. 5. The fire sprinkler assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flexible conduit comprises one of a corrugated tube, a hose, and a braided tube.
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- A62C35/68Primary
Details, e.g. of pipes or valve systems (valves in general F16K) · CPC title
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing · CPC title
allowing substantial longitudinal adjustment by the use of a long screw-threaded part · CPC title
heat-sensitive · CPC title
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- What does patent US11833378B2 cover?
- A fire sprinkler assembly includes a flexible conduit; and an integral hub and bracket assembly comprising: a bracket hub coupled to a bracket bar; and an adjustable drop integrally formed with the bracket hub, the adjustable drop defining a lengthwise axis oriented transverse to the bracket bar, the flexible conduit coupled to the adjustable drop; and a sprinkler head extending from the adjust…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Asc Eng Solutions Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A62C35/68. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 05 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 6 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).