US2080011A - Chemical fire extinguisher holder - Google Patents

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i 1937. J. E. RUMFIELD 2,080,011

CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER HOLDER Filed June 2, 1956 l2 7 Q m '0 Patented May 11, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HOLDER James E. Rumfield, Henderson, Tex.

Application June 2, 1936, Serial No. 83,112

3 Claims. (01. 16926) This invention appertains to new and useful these members l4-l5 serve to supp a fire improvements in means for supporting chemical tinguishing bomb l9. fire extinguishers, and especially of the bomb In the event of a sufficiently hot fire or heat ype. application to the soldered portion H, the so]- 5 The principal object of the present invention dered portion ll will melt and permit the disconis to provide a holder for fire extinguisher bombs neetiOn of the e s W the result wherein the holder is constructed in such amanthat t bo b d ps through the holder and nor as to automatically release th bomb t breaks on the floor or some other structure so that predetermined high temperature. the Chemical a c p other important object of the invention is While-the foregoing Specification sets forth the 10 to provide a fire extinguisher b b hi h i invention in specific terms, it is to be understood stantially automatic in operation to the extent that nu r us ha s n th ap s a d of releasing the bomb to extinguish a fire. materials y b resorted to Without departing Another important object of the invention is to from the spirit a S p of the invention as hereprovide a fire extinguisher bomb holder which is ihafter Claimedof simple construction and not susceptible to ac- Having described the invention, W is Claimed cidental releasement. as new is:

These and various other important objects and A fire extinguishing bomb holder eemprising advantages of the invention will become appara Wall plate, a Struck Out Portion bent to define ent to the reader of the following specification. a hook on the Wall p a bomb encircling band 20 In the drawing: having a portion thereof disposed between the Figure 1 represents a side elevational viewof the ook and plate for supporting the band in subholder; stantially horizontal position, and a thermostat- Figure 2 represents a top plan i of the ically releasable support mounted beneath the holder; band for supporting a bomb within the confines t ure 3 is an end elevational view of the 0f the bandholder; 2. A fire extinguishing bomb holder comprising Figure 4 i perspective of t n plate a wall plate, a struck out portion bent to define Referring to the drawing, wherein like numerals a hook on the Wall P a bomb encircling hand n designate like parts, it can be seen that the holder having a Portion thereof disposed between the consists of the wall plate 5 having the struck-out hook and Plate for supporting the band in ti 6 which is t outwardly of t m t 5 stantially horizontal position, and a thermostatand upwardly as shown in Figure 4 and provide liooallyf releasable support mounted beneath the with inwardly pressed rib portions 1. The wall and Supporting a bomb Within the confines of plate 5 is provided with openings 8 through which the band, Said band having the between 35 Screws 8 or other fa t i g means may be the hook and the wall plate laterally oiiset to preposed f Securing the plate 5 to a Wall or other vent circumferential movement of the band with supporting structure. The plate 5 below the offrespect to the P set tongue 6 is provided with a horizontal slot 9. A fire extmgulshmg bomb older compnsmg 40 The extinguisher holder further consists of the a g l a f f g pomon define 40 split band iii, preferably of metal, having the off- 9 on e p p enclr 01mg band having a portion thereof disposed between the set portion H at its intermediate part for d1sosmon betwe n th t 6 d th 1 t 5 hook and plate for supporting the band in sub- 2 e e ongfle an e stantially horizontal position, and a thermostatumelhl represents dlsk curved horlzontany ically releasable support mounted beneath the and this has the end portions of the band l0 seband for Supporting a bomb Within the co fi es u e thereto a at pm o metelhc of the band, said releasable support comprising bers 14-45 are each provided with a hooked end a pair of strip members each swingably support- !6, one of these hooked ends being disposed ed at one end, and a fusible substance interposed 5O thlrlougllli the Isslot 9 in the wall plate 5, while titre getween the free ends of the strip members for ot er ook is disposed roug a slot in t e olding the same together in bomb supporting lower portion of the disk 12. The free ends of the position. strips I l-l5 are soldered together as at l1 and JAMES E. RUMFIELD.

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