Patent ID: 7757967
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: A62C,B05B

Abstract:
1. A protection device for a fire protection instrument, the protection device comprising: a proximal end and a distal end spaced from the proximal end along a longitudinal axis; a wall member having an outer surface and an inner surface circumscribed about the longitudinal axis, the wall member including a first portion and a second portion defining at least one pivot axis therebetween, the inner surface including a plurality of projections for supporting the instrument, at least one of the first and second portions further defining a core element disposed between a first lateral member and a second lateral member; the proximal end including a proximal end surface contiguous with at least one of the first and second portions of the wall member, the distal end including a distal end surface contiguous with at least one of the first and second portions of the wall member, the proximal and distal end surfaces radially extending in the direction of and substantially orthogonally to the longitudinal axis so as to define a chamber with the wall member for housing at least a portion of the protection instrument, at least one of the plurality of projections being located between the proximal end surface and the distal end surface.