Patent ID: 7828069
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: A62C,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A roof mounted fire suppression system, comprising: a plurality of nozzles, a water source; a pump having a water intake associated with said water source; a water distribution system comprising: lengths of connected piping, said piping being connected to said pump and said plurality of nozzles mounted along said piping for distributing water from said water distribution system when said pump is activated; and, fastener means for fastening said connected piping to said roof, said fastener means including a base element having length and width and a slight thickness, and being resiliently formable to match the shape of a roof section pitch where said fastener is to be installed, said base element having a plurality of openings for piercing attaching devices there through that pass through said base element and fixedly attach said base element to said roof section pitch, said fastener means further including an upright fork means extending from an upper surface of said base element, said fork means to connect a segment of said connected piping to said roof section pitch, said fork means includes a gasket and a pair of upwardly oriented arms that are positioned alongside an inserted segment of said connected piping and are secured to said inserted segment by a top plate that connects between said upwardly oriented arms, surrounding said gasket and said inserted segment, and is respectively attached to each of said arms by a screw; wherein said fork means is an inverted U shape element including spaced apart legs that extend downwardly from a connected and downwardly notched mid-section.