Abstract: Turret for moving a fire fighting nozzle in an oscillation mode and in an elevation selecting movement. The turret having a separate controllable double-acting pneumatic cylinder for each movement, operated by pressured air.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 6, 1983
Date of Patent:
August 20, 1985
Assignee:
Feecon Corporation
Inventors:
John P. Gagliardo, Donald K. Morse, Albert Pruneau, Jr.
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