Patent ID: 9381386
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A62C,B05B

Claim Text:
1. A combined storage item and configured fire sprinkler system, said combination comprising: a storage item having an overall height, a sprinkler system disposed above said storage item, said sprinkler system including an elongated tubular supply line configured as a conduit to carry pressurized fire-suppressing liquid, a fire sprinkler coupled directly to said supply line to receive an outflow of fire-suppressing liquid from said supply line along an outflow axis, said fire sprinkler including a deflector configured to disperse the outflow of fire-suppressing liquid in a generally non-circular conical spray to achieve a non-circular coverage area, the non-circular coverage area having a major diameter generally perpendicular to said supply line and a shorter minor diameter generally parallel to said supply line, said sprinkler system being configured and arranged relative to said storage item so that said minor diameter is between about 15% and 67% of said major diameter when measured at said overall height.