Patent ID: 7114575

Claim:
A fire-fighting system for fighting fires in a storage vessel, the system comprising: a) a portable discharging apparatus that can be removably mounted on a storage vessel, the portable discharging apparatus comprising: a receptacle duct adapted to receive a supply of a fire-fighting agent; an air input port attached to the receptacle duct, the air input port adapted to aerate the fire-fighting agent; a first passage duct attached to a receptacle duct, the passage duct adapted to receive a second supply of a fire-fighting agent; a support rod receptacle attached to the receptacle duct; a vessel mounting apparatus adapted to removably attach the portable discharging apparatus to a storage vessel; and a discharge duct adapted to discharge a fire-fighting agent received from the receptacle duct; b) a portable installation apparatus adapted to removably mounted to a portable discharging apparatus on the storage vessel, the portable installation apparatus comprising: a longitudinally extendable telescopic mast having a proximal end and a distal end; a support rod affixed at the distal end of the telescopic mast, wherein the support rod is adapted to be removably connected to the support rod receptacle of the portable discharging apparatus; and a plurality of locking devices adapted to maintain a fixed orientation of the portable discharging apparatus, wherein the telescopic mast may be used to removably mount a portable discharging apparatus on a top perimeter of the storage vessel.