Patent ID: 8336920
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: A62C,E04B,F16L

Abstract:
1. An assembly for connecting a sprinkler to a branch line of a fire suppression system, said assembly comprising: a flexible conduit having a first end connectable to said branch line, and a second end connectable to said sprinkler, said flexible conduit providing fluid communication between said branch line and said sprinkler; an adapter positioned between said sprinkler and said second end of said flexible conduit for effecting attachment of said sprinkler to said flexible conduit; a sleeve co-axially surrounding only a portion of said flexible conduit proximate to said adapter, said sleeve and said flexible conduit being rotatable relative to one another thereby preventing torque being applied to said flexible conduit through said sleeve; a first shoulder fixedly mounted on said flexible conduit between said sleeve and said adapter, said first shoulder projecting radially outwardly from said flexible conduit; a second shoulder fixedly mounted on said flexible conduit and positioned at an opposite end of said sleeve from said first shoulder, said second shoulder projecting radially outwardly from said flexible conduit, said sleeve being captured between said first and second shoulders.