Patent ID: 7699117

Claim:
A fire protection apparatus for installation in a space having at least one wall and a ceiling in adjacent relationship therewith forming a wall/ceiling junction, the wall having a first side and a second side spaced from the first side and defining an internal space therebetween, and having a first hole adjacent the wall/ceiling junction in the first side and a second hole spaced from the first hole in the first side, the apparatus comprising: a fluid transporting pipe positioned adjacent the wall/ceiling junction external to the first side of the wall; and a unitary, pre-assembled fitting shaped and configured to reside within the wall internal space with a first end extending into the first hole in the wall and a second end extending into the second hole in the wall, said second end being configured to receive a sprinkler head, said first end having a coupling configured to engage at least one end of said pipe for fluid communication from said pipe to said second end of said fitting.