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

Claim 8:
9. 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 nozzle sleeve portion includes at least one projection extending radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of the nozzle sleeve portion and the at least one projection is plastically deformable in a radially inward direction as the nozzle threaded portion is threaded into the valve body threaded portion.