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US3104720A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fire-fighting system and apparatus

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Granted: 1963-09-24
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Expires: 1980-09-24
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Abstract

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Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 05:54
CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62C; A62C3/00; A62C3/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
IN COMBINATION, A FIRE-FIGHTING VEHICLE, AN EXTENDIBLE BOOM ON SAID VEHICLE TO BE RAISED AND LOWERED, A PLATFORM ON THE END OF SAID BOOM FOR CARRYING AN OPERATOR, A ROTATABLE POWER TAKE-OFF ON SAID PLATFORM, AND A ROTATABLE PENETRATING TOOL FOR BEING DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID POWER TAKE-OFF, SAID PENETRATING TOOL COMPRISING AN ELONGATED MEMBER HAVING AN ENTRANT END FORMED AS A TWIST DRILL, AN INTERMEDIATE SHANK PORTION HAVING EXTERNAL SCREW THREADS FORMED THEREON FOR ENGAGING THE EDGES OF A HOLE DRILLED BY SAID ENTRANT END, AND A DRIVING END FORMING A COUPLING FOR CONNECTION TO SAID POWER TAKE-OFF, SAID PENETRATING TOOL HAVING CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED THERETO AND FORMING A PASSAGE EXTENDING THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF SAID PENETRATING TOOL FOR CONDUCTING COMBUSTION-RETARDING GAS FROM A SOURCE AT INCREASED PRESSURE TO THE INTERIOR OF A STRUCTURE PENETRATED BY SAID TOOL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
IN COMBINATION, A FIRE-FIGHTING VEHICLE, AN EXTENDIBLE BOOM ON SAID VEHICLE TO BE RAISED AND LOWERED, A PLATFORM ON THE END OF SAID BOOM FOR CARRYING AN OPERATOR, A ROTATABLE POWER TAKE-OFF ON SAID PLATFORM, AND A ROTATABLE PENETRATING TOOL FOR BEING DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID POWER TAKE-OFF, SAID PENETRATING TOOL COMPRISING AN ELONGATED MEMBER HAVING AN ENTRANT END FORMED AS A TWIST DRILL, AN INTERMEDIATE SHANK PORTION HAVING EXTERNAL SCREW THREADS FORMED THEREON FOR ENGAGING THE EDGES OF A HOLE DRILLED BY SAID ENTRANT END, AND A DRIVING END FORMING A COUPLING FOR CONNECTION TO SAID POWER TAKE-OFF, SAID PENETRATING TOOL HAVING CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED THERETO AND FORMING A PASSAGE EXTENDING THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF SAID PENETRATING TOOL FOR CONDUCTING COMBUSTION-RETARDING GAS FROM A SOURCE AT INCREASED PRESSURE TO THE INTERIOR OF A STRUCTURE PENETRATED BY SAID TOOL.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-09-23 1967-03-25 1967-09-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-09-23 1971-03-25 1971-09-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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