Submerged inlet head for fire hoses and the like

Claim 2

An intake head for a hose, said head being of the suction type and being adapted for submergence within a water supply tank having a generally horizontal bottom, comprising: (a) a base adapted to rest on the bottom of the tank; (b) a hose connector member mounted on the base for rockable movement to selected positions of angular adjustment in respect to the tank bottom, said member having an inlet and having an outlet connectable to a hose; (c) a retainer plate mounted on the base for back-and-forth sliding movement and cooperating therewith in defining an inlet chamber through which water may pass to the hose connector member inlet, said plate having an opening snugly receiving the hose connector member while leaving the same free for said rockable adjustment concurrently with said back-and-forth sliding movement of the retainer plate; and (d) means for locking the retainer plate against movement in respect to the base in each position to which the retainer plate is moved, said retainer plate when locked in position being disposed with at least one edge thereo presenting an abutment engaging the hose connector member against movement from its selected position of angular adjustment.

Claim 3

An intake head for a hose as in claim 1 wherein the hose connector member includes an intake cylinder extending transversely of the base and mounted on the base for rotation about a pivot axis eccentric to the cylinder axis to provide for said rockable movement of the hose connector member.

Claim 4

An intake head for a hose as in claim 2 wherein the retainer plate opening extends transversely thereof to receive the cylinder and is formed with side edges presenting abutments to the cylinder, the retainer plate being mounted on the base to slide in its own plane responsive to said rotatable adjustment of the cylinder.

Claim 5

An intake head for a hose as in claim 1 further including screen means on the hose connector member adapted to prevent entry of debris into the hose connector member.

Claim 6

An intake head for a hose as in claim 1 wherein the base includes sidewalls on which the retainer plate is supported, said sidewalls having threaded openings, the retainer plate having slots registering with said threaded openings, said means for locking the retainer plate in selected positions to which it is moved comprising screws extending through the slots and engaged in the threaded openings.

Claim 7

An intake head for a hose as in claim 5 wherein the retainer plate opening extends transversely thereof, said hose connector member extending into the transverse opening of the retainer plate, the edges of the transverse opening of the retainer plate presenting said abutment means to the hose connector member to engage the same in each position to which the hose connector member is rockably adjusted, thereby to prevent movement of said member from the selected position of rockable adjustment responsive to tightening of the screws against the retainer plate.

Claim 8

An intake head for a hose as in claim 6 wherein the hose connector member has a transversely extending cylinder formed with an inlet opening, the inlet opening of the cylinder being in communication with the space between the base and the retainer plate, said cylinder being extended within the transverse opening of the retainer plate for engagement by the retainer plate in each position to which the hose connector member is rockably adjusted.

Claim 9

An intake head for a hose as in claim 7 wherein the hose connector member further includes a hollow intermediate portion communicating with the cylinder and extending outwardly from the retainer plate, said member further including a hose coupling portion in communication with the intermediate portion.

Claim 10

An intake head for a hose as in claim 8 wherein the intermediate portion of the hose connector member is of flattened cross-section at its juncture with the cylinder, said intermediate portion assuming a generally circular cross-section at its juncture with the hose coupling portion of the hose connector member.

Claim 11

An intake head for a hose, said head being of the suction type and being adapted for submergence within a water supply tank having a generally horizontal bottom, comprising: (a) a base adapted to rest on the bottom of the tank; (b) a hose connector member mounted on the base for adjustment to selected angularities in respect to the tank bottom, said member having an inlet and having an outlet connectable to a hose; (c) a retainer plate movably mounted on the base and cooperating therewith in defining an inlet chamber through which water may pass to the hose connector member inlet; and (d) means for locking the retainer plate against movement in respect to the base in each position to which the retainer plate is moved, said retainer plate when locked in position engaging the hose connector member against movement from its selected position of angular adjustment, the hose connector member including an intake cylinder extending transversely of the base and mounted on the base for rotation about a pivot axis eccentric to the cylinder axis to provide for said swingable movement of the hose connector member, the retainer plate having a transverse opening receiving the cylinder and formed with side edges presenting abutments to the cylinder, the retainer plate being mounted on the base to slide in its own plane responsive to said rotatable adjustment of the cylinder, the retainer plate being lockably engageable with the base in each position to which the retainer plate is slidably moved responsive to said rotatable adjustment of the cylinder, whereby the edges of the retainer plate opening in which the cylinder is disposed present abutment means to the cylinder preventing rotatable movement of the cylinder from each position to which it is rotated.

Claim 12

An intake head for a hose, said head being of the suction type and being adapted for submergence within a water supply tank having a generally horizontal bottom, comprising: (a) a base adapted to rest on the bottom of the tank; (b) a hose connector member mounted on the base for adjustment to selected angularities in respect to the tank bottom, said member having an inlet and having an outlet connectable to a hose; (c) a retainer plate movably mounted on the base and cooperating therewith in defining an inlet chamber through which water may pass to the hose connector member inlet; and (d) means for locking the retainer plate against movement in respect to the base in each position to which the retainer plate is moved, said retainer plate when locked in position engaging the hose connector member against movement from its selected position of angular adjustment, the hose connector member including an intake cylinder extending transversely of the base and mounted on the base for rotation about a pivot axis eccentric to the cylinder axis to provide for said swingable movement of the hose connector member, the retainer plate having a transverse opening receiving the cylinder and formed with side edges presenting abutments to the cylinder, the retainer plate being mounted on the base to slide in its own plane responsive to said rotatable adjustment of the cylinder, the retainer plate being lockably engageable with the base in each position to which the retainer plate is slidably moved responsive to said rotatable adjustment of the cylinder, whereby the edges of the retainer plate opening in which the cylinder is disposed present abutment means to the cylinder preventing rotatable movement of the cylinder from each position to which it is rotated.

Claim 13

An intake head for a hose as in claim 10 wherein the retainer plate is formed with longitudinal series of slots, the means for locking the retainer plate comprising screws threadedly engaged with the base and extending through said slots.

Claim 14

An intake head for a hose as in claim 11, said screws and slots limiting the slidable movement of the retainer plate upon the base, thereby to limit the rotatable adjustment of the cylinder upon the base.

Claim 15

An intake head for a hose, said head being of the suction type and being adapted for submergence within a water supply tank having a generally horizontal bottom, comprising: (a) a base adapted to rest on the bottom of the tank; (b) a hose connector member mounted on the base for adjustment to selected angularities in respect to the tank bottom, said member having an inlet and having an outlet connectable to a hose; (c) a retainer plate movably mounted on the base and cooperating therewith in defining an inlet chamber through which water may pass to the hose connector member inlet; and (d) means for locking the retainer plate against movement in respect to the base in each position to which the retainer plate is moved, said retainer plate when locked in position engaging the hose connector member against movement from its selected position of angular adjustment, said retainer plate being mounted for back and forth sliding movement upon the base, said retainer plate in each position to which it is slidably moved being adapted to present an abutment to the hose connector member for engaging the hose connector member against swingable movement from a selected position of angular adjustment to which it has been moved in respsect to the base, said means for locking the retainer plate in each position to which it is moved being normally operable to positions freeing the retainer plate for said movement thereof, whereby said hose connector member when being swingably adjusted will engage the abutment means of the retainer plate and will shift the retainer plate upon the base responsive to the swingable adjustment of the hose connector member, said means for locking the retainer plate being adapted to frictionally engage the retainer plate against the base following swingable adjustment of the hose connector member, whereby to lock the base, retainer plate, and hose connector member against relative movement following the swingable adjustment of the hose connector member.

Claim 16

An intake head for a hose, said head being of the suction type and being adapted for submergence within a water supply tank having a generally horizontal bottom, comprising: (a) a base adapted to rest on the bottom of the tank; (b) a hose connector member mounted on the base for adjustment to selected angularities in respect to the tank bottom, said member having an inlet and having an outlet connectable to a hose; (c) a retainer plate movably mounted on the base and cooperating therewith in defining an inlet chamber through which water may pass to the hose connector member inlet; and (d) means for locking the retainer plate against movement in respect to the base in each position to which the retainer plate is moved, said retainer plate when locked in position engaging the hose connector member against movement from its selected position of angular adjustment, said retainer plate being mounted for back and forth sliding movement upon the base, said retainer plate in each position to which it is slidably moved being adapted to present an abutment to the hose connector member for engaging the hose connector member against swingable movement from a selected position of angular adjustment to which it has been moved in respsect to the base, said means for locking the retainer plate in each position to which it is moved being normally operable to positions freeing the retainer plate for said movement thereof, whereby said hose connector member when being swingably adjusted will engage the abutment means of the retainer plate and will shift the retainer plate upon the base responsive to the swingable adjustment of the hose connector member, said means for locking the retainer plate being adapted to frictionally engage the retainer plate against the base following swingable adjustment of the hose connector member, whereby to lock the base, retainer plate, and hose connector member against relative movement following the swingable adjustment of the hose connector member.