Fire extinguishing apparatus having a slidable mass for a penetrator nozzle

Claim 1

A fire extinguishing apparatus for delivering an extinguishing agent from a remote source through a barrier surrounding a structure into the interior thereof comprising: (a) a single elongated tubular nozzle body; (b) a pointed penetrating head carried on one end of said tubular nozzle body; (c) passages extending through said tubular nozzle body adjacent said head communicating with the interior of said tubular nozzle body; (d) a hose for supplying said extinguishing agent to the other end of said tubular nozzle body; (e) a coupling for connecting said hose to said other end of said tubular nozzle body; (f) an abutment carried on the exterior of said tubular nozzle body adjacent the central portion of said tubular nozzle body; (g) a manually movable slidable elongated tubular mass having an axial bore extending therethrough of a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of said tubular body concentrically carried on said tubular nozzle body between said abutment and said other end; and (h) a separate handle attached to said tubular nozzle body formed of "U" shaped members extending radially from said body, said handle being positioned on the opposite side of said abutment from said slidable mass whereby said fire extinquishing apparatus can be supported by said handle with one hand while the other hand of an operator can be used to manipulate said slidable mass, whereby by moving said slidable mass along said tubular nozzle body while maintaining said penetrating head in contact with said barrier the axial force imparted to said penetrating head upon said mass striking said abutment causes said head to penetrate said barrier for delivering said extinguishing agent into said structure.