Patent ID: 6158519
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
For use in a fire suppression system, said system being located at and above a grid of like-dimensioned ceiling tiles and ceiling tile support T-bars and having at least one fixed fluid supply line and a plurality of sprinkler heads for dispersing fluid at and below said ceiling tile grid, an apparatus for locating sprinkler heads within a ceiling tile grid which comprisesmeans for locating a sprinkler head at the exact center of the dimensional profile of a ceiling tile contained within the grid, said sprinkler head locating means comprising a sprinkler head support bracket which is functionally adapted to overlay a ceiling tile within the grid and to be supported by two opposing ceiling tile support T-bars to either side of said tile, said sprinkler head support bracket including a plurality of holes defined within said bracket, said holes corresponding to the exact center of the dimensional profile of a ceiling tile,means for adjustably setting the depth of the sprinkler head relative to said ceiling tile, anda flexible hose connecting the sprinkler head to said fixed fluid supply line.