IP Library Granted Patent US 8,215,412
Granted Patent B2
US 8,215,412 · App. 10/147,647 · Granted Jul 10, 2012

Fire fighting method and apparatus deployed after flame collapse for extinguishing “smiley face”

Assignee: Willfire HC, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,215,412
App. No.
10/147,647
Granted
Jul 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method and apparatus for extinguishing industrial tank fires of flammable/combustible liquid including achieving flame collapse, and subsequent to flame collapse achieving collapse of a remaining “smiley face”.

Claims (9)

1. A method for extinguishing industrial tank fires of flammable/combustible liquid, comprising;

achieving flame collapse leaving a “smiley face”, the achieving including applying foam over a tank wall with one or more primary nozzles staged at a six o'clock position and collapsing flame against furthest tank wall portions opposite the six o'clock position;

subsequent to said flame collapse, achieving collapse of the “smiley face”, the achieving collapse of the “smiley face” including applying foam over a tank wall to the “smiley face” using at least one react line and nozzle staged at least at an eight o'clock or further away position, or four o'clock or further away position, around the tank from the six o'clock position;

the applying foam including attaching the react line to a portable wall-attachable fire fighting apparatus including a portable base and monitor combination for the nozzle, the combination structured to provide at least two degrees of freedom, to throw a stream of foam at positive angles of inclination, to provide at least a 100 foot lateral range and flow at least 1000 gpm, the wall-attachable apparatus structured to securely encompassment and attach to wall rim portions of variable widths.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the wall rim portions of variable widths include a vertical plate of a portable frame, the frame structured either to attach to a pickup truck bed or to locate on ground, and wherein an angle between a forward segment of a react line stream and a forward segment of a primary stream is at least 45 degrees.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the wall rim portions of variable widths include a vertical plate attached to a portable frame structured to locate on the ground, the frame having legs structured to attach to hose to provide ballast for the frame, and including laying the react line, at least in part, subsequent to achieving flame collapse.

4. The method of claim 1 , 2 or 3 wherein achieving flame collapse includes achieving preferred flame collapse.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein two react line nozzles are staged at approximately the three o'clock and the nine o'clock positions.

6. The method of claim 5 including staging a react line nozzle at three o'clock and aiming its stream over the tank wall toward an inner wall five o'clock position, and staging a react line nozzle at nine o'clock and aiming its stream over the tank wall toward an inner wall seven o'clock position.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2018
From: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
To: TYCO FIRE PRODUCTS LP
Reel/Frame 047158/0767 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2013
From: WILLFIRE HC, LLC
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 031406/0560 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2011
From: WILLIAMS FIRE AND HAZARD CONTROL, INC.
To: WILLFIRE HC, LLC
Reel/Frame 027171/0429 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2009
From: DASPIT, DOUGLAS A.
To: WILLIAMS FIRE AND HAZARD CONTROL, INC.
Reel/Frame 023025/0109 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2002
From: WILLIAMS, DWIGHT P.
To: WILLIAMS FIRE AND HAZARD CONTROL, INC.
Reel/Frame 012942/0059 →
Continuity (1)
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