Patent ID: 6877676
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: A62C,B05B

Abstract:
1. A firefighting nozzle comprising: a nozzle body having a valve with upstream and downstream sides; said nozzle body having a liquid supply passage on said upstream side of said valve; said nozzle body having a solid stream passage and an annular passage on said downstream side of said valve; said supply and solid stream passages being generally axially aligned and said annular passage being in generally coaxial surrounding relationship with said solid stream passage; said valve including a valve ball having a passageway therethrough; said ball passageway being configured to provide flow therethough to both said solid stream and annular passages in one position of said ball and to provide flow therethrough only to said annular passage in another position of said ball in which said solid stream passage is closed; said ball having one position in which liquid flows from said supply passage directly into and through said ball passageway to both said solid stream and annular passages; and, ball having another position in which said solid stream passage is closed and liquid flows from said supply passage directly into and through said ball passageway only to said annular passage.