Patent ID: 8794341

Claim:
A fire containment system comprising: a cylindrical conduit having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis, with the conduit being made at least in part from aluminum and having a hollow interior and open ends in fluidic communication with the hollow interior of the conduit, the conduit including fittings or nipples, with the open ends being provided with threads; a quick-connect coupling threadedly connected to one open end of the conduit, with the coupling configured to selectively couple to an appropriate source of fire suppressant or to another conduit via a hose, and the other end of the conduit including one of a cap or a coupling threadedly connected to that open end of the conduit, with the coupling configured to selectively couple to an appropriate source of fire suppressant or to another conduit via a hose; a plurality of fire nozzles arranged and connected directly onto the fittings or nipples of the conduit and in fluidic communication with the hollow interior of the conduit, wherein at least two nozzles are mounted on the fittings or nipples of the conduit at arched angles with respect to the conduit to spray and direct fire suppressant at the arched angles upwardly and away from the conduit to provide a coverage area that is at least 120 feet wide and that extends to a height of up to five stories of reach from the conduit, with each nozzle being capable of delivering at least 300 gallons per minute when operatively associated with an appropriate source of fire suppressant and high pressure pumping equipment; and a horizontal anchor plate located beneath and operatively connected with the conduit for preventing rotation of the conduit when spraying fire suppressant from the nozzles, wherein the first end of the horizontal anchoring plate extends away from the longitudinal axis of the conduit in one direction and the second end of the conduit extends away from the longitudinal axis of the conduit in another direction.