Global Patent Index - EP 0014786 A1

EP 0014786 A1 19800903 - Fire extinguisher.

Title (en)

Fire extinguisher.

Title (de)

Feuerlöscher.

Title (fr)

Extincteur.

Publication

EP 0014786 A1 19800903 (EN)

Application

EP 79300241 A 19790216

Priority

EP 79300241 A 19790216

Abstract (en)

A fire extinguisher comprises a container 1 formed of a glass or other breakable material, and a fire extinguishing material 2 sealed in the container 1. The container 1 is detachably mounted on a ceiling or wall of a room by means of end caps 4 and 5 having projections 6 and 7 engaged in grooves 11 and 12 of a U-shaped bracket 10 mounted on the ceiling or wall. The container 1 breaks into pieces when subjected to a specified temperature of less than 100 DEG C to release the fire extinguishing material 2 in all directions. In another embodiment, a container is provided with many holes plugged with plugs of at least two different melting points or fire points so that under initially the holes with low melting plugs open and if the fire takes hold the holes with higher melting plugs open. The material 2 contains disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium sulfate, sodium bicarbonate and ammonium carbonate.

IPC 1-7

A62C 35/10; A62C 37/12; A62C 5/16

IPC 8 full level

A62C 35/10 (2006.01); A62C 37/12 (2006.01); A62D 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A62C 5/008 (2013.01); A62C 35/10 (2013.01); A62C 37/12 (2013.01); A62D 1/0035 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB IT LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0014786 A1 19800903

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 79300241 A 19790216