Patent ID: 6840329

Claim:
A cover assembly for a concealed sprinkler head, said concealed sprinkler head being mountable within the ceiling of a fire protected enclosure and including a cylindrical housing, said cover assembly comprising: a metallic cover plate mountable substantially flush with the ceiling to conceal the sprinkler head within the ceiling, said cover plate being made of a heat conductive material; a metallic skirt including a substantially cylindrical wall, an annular flange extending outwardly from one end of the cylindrical wall, and a plurality of tabs extending generally downwardly from said flange, said cylindrical wall of said skirt being adapted to be connected to the cylindrical housing of the sprinkler head; a plurality of heat insulative elements having upper and lower surfaces, said upper surface of each of said insulative elements being secured to a corresponding one of said tabs; a metallic layer attached to the lower surface of each of said insulative elements; and a layer of fusible material disposed between said metallic layer and said cover plate to secure each of said insulative elements to said cover plate through said metallic layer.