Patent ID: 6834728
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
A fire extinguishing system for dousing a fire including a conduit for extending in a space and for delivering a fire extinguishing liquid to the space, a track extending in a longitudinal direction of the conduit, pump means adapted to move on the track and adapted to pump liquid delivered to the conduit, drive means adapted to move the pump means along the track, control means for controlling movement of the pump means relative to the track characterized in that there is provided a trough for receiving liquid from the conduit, the trough is provided with a plurality of walls forming a series of compartments in the trough, at least one of the compartments is provided with a connecting member for communicating a compartment with the conduit, at least one of the connecting members is provided with a valve for controlling the flow of liquid from the conduit to a compartment and the pump means is provided with an inlet that can either be moved to an inoperative position such that the pump means is able to move unobstructed from a compartment to another compartment and so on until it is near a compartment that is close to the fire, or that it can be moved to an operative position entering the liquid that has been transferred from the conduit in the compartment close to the fire such that the pump means can pump the liquid from that compartment and douse the fire.