IP Library Granted Patent US 11,833,378
Granted Patent B2
US 11,833,378 · App. 17/877,278 · Granted Dec 5, 2023

Fire sprinkler assembly

Inventors: Odair Dafonseca (Pawtucket, RI); Joseph Beagen (North Attleboro, MA)
Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
A62C35/68F16B1/0071F16L3/08F16L15/02A62C37/11F16B7/182F16L3/133
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Patent No.
US 11,833,378
App. No.
17/877,278
Granted
Dec 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fire sprinkler assembly includes a flexible conduit; and an integral hub and bracket assembly comprising: a bracket hub coupled to a bracket bar; and an adjustable drop integrally formed with the bracket hub, the adjustable drop defining a lengthwise axis oriented transverse to the bracket bar, the flexible conduit coupled to the adjustable drop; and a sprinkler head extending from the adjustable drop.

Claims (11)

1. A fire sprinkler assembly comprising:

a flexible conduit;

an integral hub and bracket assembly comprising:

a bracket hub coupled to a bracket bar; and

an adjustable drop integrally formed with the bracket hub, the adjustable drop defining a lengthwise axis oriented transverse to the bracket bar, the flexible conduit coupled to the adjustable drop; and

a sprinkler head extending from the adjustable drop;

wherein the adjustable drop integrally formed with the bracket hub is welded to the bracket hub, the bracket hub having an inverted U-shaped opening offset to one side of the adjustable drop's longitudinal axis and the bracket hub also having a side opening transverse to the inverted U-shaped opening where the transverse side opening is welded to the offset side of the adjustable drop.

2. The fire sprinkler assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable drop comprises an inner casing and an outer casing surrounding the inner casing, the flexible conduit directly coupled to the outer casing.

3. The fire sprinkler assembly of claim 2 , wherein each of the inner casing and the outer casing include corresponding threading configured to permit rotation between the inner casing and the outer casing to adjust an axial height of the inner casing along the lengthwise axis.

4. The fire sprinkler assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sprinkler head comprises a thermally responsive device and a deflector, the thermally responsive device configured to react to heat generated by a fire to allow water to flow to the deflector, the deflector configured to outwardly disperse the water.

5. The fire sprinkler assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flexible conduit comprises one of a corrugated tube, a hose, and a braided tube.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2024
From: ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC; THE RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO. INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 068294/0382 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2024
From: ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: KKR LOAN ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068264/0104 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2024
From: DAFONSECA, ODAIR; BEAGEN, JOSEPH
To: FLEXHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 067370/0354 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2024
From: FLEXHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 067370/0450 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 10, 2024
From: ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 067381/0520 →