Patent ID: 7810577

Claim:
A fire suppression system configured to be mounted within a vehicle and at least one of reduce the temperature of an area inside the vehicle experiencing an undesirably high temperature, suppress a fire associated with the area, and extinguish a fire associated with the area, the system comprising: a fire suppressant delivery system configured to be mounted within the vehicle and provide at least one fire suppressant agent to the area; a nozzle in flow communication with the fire suppressant delivery system, the nozzle being configured to discharge fire suppressant agent; and an extension device associated with the nozzle and configured to be mounted within the vehicle, the extension device being configured to move the nozzle, wherein the nozzle comprises a tip configured to penetrate a barrier within the vehicle such that the nozzle can discharge fire suppressant agent into an area behind the barrier, wherein the tip is configured to penetrate the barrier as the extension device extends the nozzle such that the nozzle can discharge fire suppressant agent behind the barrier, wherein the barrier comprises a portion of one of a container and a pallet, and wherein the extension device is mounted within the vehicle such that the extension device moves from a retracted position in which the tip does not contact the barrier to an extended position in which the tip extends at least partially through the barrier.