Patent ID: 7389826
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
1. A vehicular firefighting system comprising: a vehicle; a boom consisting of a pair of substantially parallel tubes that form a structure for the boom and have a hollow interior that serves as a conduit for passage of a flow of a firefighting agent; a T-shaped support coupled to the vehicle and having an internal passage for receiving the flow of a firefighting agent from a source and directing the flow to the tubes; the T-shaped support also pivotally coupled to a first end of the tubes for movement of the tubes in a substantially vertical plane; a junction portion pivotally coupled to a second end of the tubes, the junction portion having an internal passage for the flow of a firefighting agent from the tubes; a nozzle coupled to the junction portion for discharging the flow of a firefighting agent; and a linkage having a first end pivotally coupled to the nozzle and a second end pivotally coupled to the vehicle, wherein the linkage is configured to maintain an orientation of the nozzle as the boom pivots about the T-shaped support.