Patent ID: 6761225
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
A system for protection of a building against fire by delaying, retaining, controlling and extinguishing the action of fire through the use of water, the system comprising:a panel of the building; a layer of plaster applied to at least one surface of said panel; an agglomerate material applied to a surface of said layer of plaster opposite said panel; a bracket member secured over said panel and said layer of plaster and said agglomerate material; a plurality of distributors extending through said bracket so as to communicate with said layer of plaster; a plurality of distribution pipes connected to and communicating with said plurality of distributors; a supply pipe connected to said plurality of distribution pipes by connection piping; a valving means affixed to said connection piping, said valve means movable between an open position and a closed position, said valving means for moving from said closed position to said open position when the fire is detected so as to allow the water to pass from said supply pipe into said plurality of distribution pipes and into said plurality of distributors and into said layer of plaster; and a purge valve connected to said connection pipe, said purge valve being manually activatable.