Samuel D Mclane

US Patent:

57276358, Mar 17, 1998

Filed:

Dec 13, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/572160

Inventors:

Michael E. Doty - Knoxville TN
Samuel D. McLane - Oak Ridge TN

International Classification:

A62C 307

US Classification:

169 62

Abstract:

A vehicular and marine fire suppression system (10) for suppressing and quenching fires. The vehicular and marine fire suppression system (10) including a first canister (12), a second canister (20) and an actuating mechanism (26). The first canister (12) includes an inlet (14), an outlet (16) defining a neck (18) and a discharge mechanism (42) received within the neck (18). The first canister (12) houses a fire suppressing agent. The second canister (20) includes an outlet (22) and a seal (24) disposed about the outlet (22). The second canister (20) houses an agitating and pressurizing agent. The actuation mechanism (26) includes an actuating valve stem (36) received within the inlet (14) of the first cylinder (12). The valve stem (36) includes at least one opening (38) such that when the actuating mechanism (26) establishes a fluid communication between the first canister (12) and the second canister (20) the at least one opening (38) enhances the draw of the agitating and pressurizing agent through the valve stem (36) and the agitation and pressurization of fire suppressing agent such that a rupture disc (46) within the discharge mechanism (42) is ruptured and the entire contents of the fire suppressing agent are expelled through the discharge mechanism (16) to quench the fire.