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

Claim 13:
14. 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 threaded portion includes a thread having a first radius at an intersection of a proximally facing threaded surface of the thread and a flat portion of a root portion and a second radius at an intersection of a distally facing threaded surface and a flat portion of another root portion, and wherein the first radius is different from the second radius.