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US3129890A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Emergency runway foamer

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-23
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1982-10-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jean M Britton
  • 👤 Reed F Calhoun

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 22:12
CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62C; A62C5/00; A62C5/002

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 151 words
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FOAM TO AIRCRAFT RUNAWAYS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A TANK VEHICLE HAVING A BODY WITH A FOAM TANK AND A WATER TANK THEREIN, A PRESSURE PUMP CARRED BY SAID BODY, A MOTOR FOR SAID PUMP, A CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID FOAM TANK AND SAID PUMP, A SECOND CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID WATER TANK AND SAID PUMP, A COMMON OUTLET FROM SAID PUMP, A MAIN DISCHARGE PIPE CARRIED TRANSVERSELY ACROSS THE REAR OF SAID VEHICLE, AUXILIARY DISCHARGE PIPES PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE ENDS OF SAID MAIN PIPE, FOAM NOZZLES CARRIED BY SAID MAIN AND AUXILIARY DISCHARGE PIPES, SPREADER PLATES SUSPENDED REARWARDLY FROM SAID AUXILIARY DISCHARGE PIPES, A SPREADER PLATE SUSPENDED REARWARDLY OF SAID MAIN DISCHARGE PIPE, AND PIVOT MEANS SECURING SAID SPREADER PLATES REARWARDLY OF SAID AUXILIARY DISCHARGE PIPES AND SAID MAIN DISCHARGE PIPE, RESPECTIVELY, SAID SPREADER PLATES BEING MOVABLE ABOUT SAID PIVOT MEANS BETWEEN AN OUT-OF-THE-WAY POSITION AND AN OPERATIVE POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 151 words
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FOAM TO AIRCRAFT RUNAWAYS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A TANK VEHICLE HAVING A BODY WITH A FOAM TANK AND A WATER TANK THEREIN, A PRESSURE PUMP CARRED BY SAID BODY, A MOTOR FOR SAID PUMP, A CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID FOAM TANK AND SAID PUMP, A SECOND CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID WATER TANK AND SAID PUMP, A COMMON OUTLET FROM SAID PUMP, A MAIN DISCHARGE PIPE CARRIED TRANSVERSELY ACROSS THE REAR OF SAID VEHICLE, AUXILIARY DISCHARGE PIPES PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE ENDS OF SAID MAIN PIPE, FOAM NOZZLES CARRIED BY SAID MAIN AND AUXILIARY DISCHARGE PIPES, SPREADER PLATES SUSPENDED REARWARDLY FROM SAID AUXILIARY DISCHARGE PIPES, A SPREADER PLATE SUSPENDED REARWARDLY OF SAID MAIN DISCHARGE PIPE, AND PIVOT MEANS SECURING SAID SPREADER PLATES REARWARDLY OF SAID AUXILIARY DISCHARGE PIPES AND SAID MAIN DISCHARGE PIPE, RESPECTIVELY, SAID SPREADER PLATES BEING MOVABLE ABOUT SAID PIVOT MEANS BETWEEN AN OUT-OF-THE-WAY POSITION AND AN OPERATIVE POSITION.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-04-21 1967-10-21 1968-04-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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