Patent ID: 6824073
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A62C,B05B

Abstract:
A fire protection system comprising in combination:a house including a plurality of side walls and a roof formed in an inverted V-shaped configuration, the roof having front and rear sections each including lower edges, a centrally positioned apex defining the highest point of the roof; and a plurality of sprinkler assemblies connected together in series, each sprinkler assembly comprising a water manifold pipe having an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet end of a first one in the series of sprinkler assemblies being connected to a pressurized source of water, the outlet end of a last one in the series of sprinkler assemblies being closed by a blocking device to terminate the flow of pressurized water, a hollow tee connector affixed at a right angle to a longitudinal axis of the water manifold pipe; a sprinkler head connected to the tee connector; and a support assembly having: front and rear U-shaped supports, each U-shaped support having a pair of legs with lower ends being interconnected by a support leg connector; left and right front support rotator discs affixed to respective upper ends of the pair of legs of the front U-shaped support, each front rotator disc having a central circular opening for rotatably receiving the manifold tube therethrough and a slot formed in a semi-circular pattern; left and right rear support rotator discs affixed to respective upper ends of the pair of legs of the rear U-shaped support, each rear rotator disc having a central circular opening for rotatably receiving the manifold tube therethrough and a slot formed in a semi-circular pattern; left and right manifold rotator discs, the manifold pipe extending through the left and right manifold rotator discs and affixed thereto with the tee connector positioned therebetween, each manifold rotator disc having a slot formed in a semi-circular pattern, wherein the U-shaped supports are pivotably adjustable to a spaced apart selected position for receiving the apex of the roof therebetween with the longitudinal axis of the water manifold pipe extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the apex of the roof, the U-shaped supports being lockable in the selected position by left and right locking bolts extending through respective slots in the left and right rotator discs of the front and rear U-shaped supports and the manifold.