Patent ID: 11951342
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 9:
10. A valve body and nozzle assembly for a fire extinguisher comprising:
a valve body including a nozzle connection having a valve body threaded portion and a valve body sleeve portion; and
a non-metallic nozzle including a proximal end having a valve body connection with a nozzle threaded portion in engagement with the valve body threaded portion, a nozzle sleeve portion in engagement with the valve body sleeve portion in an interference fit, and the nozzle sleeve portion is immediately adjacent the nozzle threaded portion, and wherein the valve body sleeve portion separates the valve body threaded portion from an outlet of the nozzle connection and a distal edge of the outlet of the nozzle connection is defined by a lip, and wherein the lip is located on an opposite side of the valve body sleeve portion from the valve body threaded portion relative to a longitudinal axis of the nozzle connection, and wherein a nozzle body of the non-metallic nozzle includes a step that transitions from an outer peripheral surface of the nozzle sleeve portion to an outermost peripheral surface of the nozzle body at a distal end of the nozzle body that has an outer dimension that is greater than an outer dimension of the nozzle sleeve portion, and wherein the step is immediately adjacent to the lip.