GB2369570A

GB2369570A - Sprinkler fire door

Info

Publication number: GB2369570A
Application number: GB0027856A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Darren Justin James
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2000-11-15
Filing date: 2000-11-15
Publication date: 2002-06-05
Anticipated expiration: 2020-11-15
Also published as: GB2369570B; GB0027856D0

Abstract

The Device would consist of a conventional fire-resistant door into which has been installed a series of small water sprinklers that would be connected to the buildings water supply system, the door would also be fitted with a sensor mechanism that would detect the presence of a fire, smoke, or excessive heat; and would automatically activate the sprinkler system. A slow speed sprinkler unit would be installed just above the door handle to assure that this component would remain cool to the touch in the event that a Person were to reach for the handle to open the door in the event of a fire. An automated dialling feature that would place a telephone call to the Emergency Services would also be incorporated into the system.

Description

A. DESCRIPTION 1. General Description of the Product The product being considered, as conceived by Darren James, is The Sprinkler Fire Door. The concept calls for the manufacture and installation of a device that would be used as a means of escape from a building in the event of a fire.

To accomplish this, The Sprinkler Fire Door would be configured as shown in the

accompanying illustration (see Chapter Four, Portrayal). The device would consist of a conventional fire-resistant door into which has been The Sprinkler Fire Door : installed a series of small water sprinklers that would be A device that could be connected to the building's water supply system. The used as a means of escape door would also be equipped with a sensor mechanism., the t of o fire. that would detect the presence of fire, smoke, or

excessive heat and would automatically activate the sprinkler system. A slow speed sprinkler unit would be installed just above the door handle to assure that this component would remain cool to the touch when a person reaches for the handle to open the door. An automated dialling feature that would place a telephone call to the local emergency services could also be incorporated into the system.

With this configuration, The Sprinkler Fire Door would serve as a potentially lifesaving device in the event of a fire. By automatically sending a spray of water around the door, any flames that might otherwise block access through the doorway would be doused, thus allowing a person to pass through the door to safety. This would also apply in the opposite direction should a member of the fire brigade need to pass through the door to rescue someone trapped inside the building or to carry equipment into the building to battle the fire. The automated dialling feature would further aid in the device's ability to save lives and reduce property damage. The Sprinkler Fire Door.. Case Number 154173

Claims

Claims 1.

The invention that 1 want to Protect is called The Sprinkler Fire Door the device is all invention that would be used as a means of escape from a building in the event of a fire the device would consist of a conventional Fire door that would be made with a composite of Heat Proof and fire resistant materials the internal area of the door being filled with the same material that Racing Drivers use as their Protective underclothing the Door would be made with small Water Sprinklers installed the Water Sprinklers would be made of Metal and the Water supply to the Sprinklers would pass through metal tubing that would be connected to the main Water Supply of the Building or Premises a Slow Speed Sprinkler unit would be installed just above the Door Handle to assure that the door handle would remain cool to the touch in the event that a Person would have to reach for the Door Handle in order to open the Door the Door handle would be made of a Metal interior with an external surface of the material that is used by Racing Drivers that is worn as an Heat Proof under clothing an automated dialing feature would be incorporated to place a Telephone call to the Emergency Services in the event of a Fire in the form of a heat sensor that would connect a SOS call to the Emergency Services by the use of the premises Telephone system the Telephone Sockets would be made of metal that would be internally and externally coated or covered with a Heat Proof Material such as the cloth worn by racing Drivers as Heat Proof Fire resistant Clothing.