Abstract: A nozzle positioning includes a primary pole, a grasping element supported on the upper end of the pole and configured to secure the pole to a surface, and a nozzle mount supported on the grasping element. The nozzle mount is configured to support a nozzle in a substantially horizontal position, and may allow the nozzle to rotate and swivel. The grasping element may be in the form of a hook configured to fit over a window ledge or similar structure.

Abstract: A pump intake pressure control apparatus includes a conduit joining a pump to a liquid source, a flow controller configured to control the flow of liquid through the conduit, pressure sensors for detecting the pressure of the liquid in the conduit upstream and downstream of the flow controller, and an electronic master controller programmed to receive input from the pressure sensors and to actuate the flow controller to reduce the pressure downstream of the flow controller to a predetermined approximate value.

Abstract: A nozzle positioning includes a primary pole, a grasping element supported on the upper end of the pole and configured to secure the pole to a horizontal surface, and a nozzle mount supported on the grasping element. The nozzle mount is configured to support a nozzle in a substantially horizontal position, and may allow the nozzle to rotate and swivel. The grasping element may be in the form of a hook configured to fit over a window ledge or similar structure.

Abstract: A nozzle positioning includes a primary pole, a grasping element supported on the upper end of the pole and configured to secure the pole to a surface, and a nozzle mount supported on the grasping element. The nozzle mount is configured to support a nozzle in a substantially horizontal position, and may allow the nozzle to rotate and swivel. The grasping element may be in the form of a hook configured to fit over a window ledge or similar structure.

Abstract: A combination loading system and hose bed for a firefighting vehicle includes a platform and an actuating mechanism configured to pivot the platform between a substantially vertical stowed position, a substantially horizontal position, and a downwardly angled position. The platform includes a bottom wall and a pair of side walls extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall. When in the stowed position, the platform closes the substantially open rear end of the firefighting vehicle, and when in the substantially horizontal position, the platform can serve as a hose bed allowing firefighters to easily grab hose from a standing position. When in the downwardly angled position, the platform can serve as a ramp allowing the firefighters to wheel equipment on and off the vehicle. The platform may also be provided with a crane extension for lifting heavy objects.

Abstract: A cover and personnel safety barrier for a fire truck hose bed comprises left and right door panels each coupled to the hose bed by at least one rotatable connector and configured to cover openings to the hose bed in the closed position, left and right locking retractable reels coupled to the left and right door panels, respectively, and a cable connecting the left and right locking retractable reels coupled to the left and right door panels to form a safety barrier over the hose bed when the left and right door panels are in the open position.

Abstract: Storage assemblies and bucket accessories for material-handling vehicles are provided. One assembly includes a storage compartment consisting of a planar shelf extending along the top edge of the bucket, a back wall extending upwardly from a rear edge of the shelf, and a pair of side walls that extend perpendicularly to opposite ends of the shelf and back wall. A pair of free-standing, elongated orientation rods project upwardly from the top of the back wall of the storage compartment. Tie-down straps at the end of the orientation rods are provided for securing material in both the bucket and the storage compartment. A pair of rack elements for supporting opposite ends of elongated items such as pipes may also be provided. One of the hooks may be secured to one of the orientation rods and the other hook may be secured to the roll bar of the vehicle.

Abstract: A fire truck operable to automatically refill a water tank comprises a first pressure transducer coupled to an intake inlet of the pump and operable to measure an intake pressure, a second pressure transducer coupled to a discharge outlet of the pump and operable to measure a discharge pressure, a first discharge pipe coupled between the discharge outlet of the pump and a fire hose, a second discharge pipe coupled between the discharge outlet of the pump and the water tank, a control valve disposed in the second discharge pipe, and a controller operable to automatically sense a low water level condition of the tank, and automatically control the engine speed, the pump speed, and the control valve so that adequate water supply to the fire hose via the first discharge pipe is automatically given priority and maintained while automatically refilling the water tank via the second discharge pipe.

Abstract: A cover and personnel safety barrier for a fire truck hose bed comprises left and right door panels each coupled to the hose bed by at least one rotatable connector and configured to cover openings to the hose bed in the closed position, left and right locking retractable reels coupled to the left and right door panels, respectively, and a cable connecting the left and right locking retractable reels coupled to the left and right door panels to form a safety barrier over the hose bed when the left and right door panels are in the open position.

Abstract: A control system comprises a central controller adapted to receive user input and commands, and in communication with a plurality of remote sensors adapted to detect various vehicular parameters: water pressure, water level, water flow rate, engine speed, pump speed, etc., and firefighter parameters: air tank level, air flow rate, body temperature, respiration rate, O2 saturation level, ambient temperature, and presence of hazardous chemicals and radiation. The system further comprises a plurality of remote actuators adapted to receive commands from the central controller and automatically carry out an operation in response to the received command. A wireless communication subsystem is adapted to receive and transmit sensed parameters from the plurality of remote sensors to the central controller, and transmit user input and commands from the central controller to the plurality of remote actuators. A central display screen is adapted to present sensed parameters and warnings.

Abstract: A fire hose deployment device for a firefighting robotic vehicle comprises a wagon body having a bottom and two generally vertical sides, a front tongue coupled to the wagon body and hitched to a rear hitch of the robotic vehicle. The wagon body has left and right wheels coupled to the wagon near the rear of the wagon body, and the wagon body carries a fire hose with a first end coupled to a nozzle on the robotic vehicle and a second end coupled to a fluid source.

Abstract: A self-contained ambulance equipment module comprises an undercarriage, a module body constructed of a sturdy material mounted on top of the undercarriage, the body housing a plurality of ambulance equipment, and a quick disconnect coupler attached to the module body and configured to couple to a vehicle.

Abstract: A sleeve keeper watch bracket for use with a wristwatch worn by a user, comprises a first member having a shape and size generally corresponding to a case of the wristwatch, the first member generally lying in a first plane, a second member generally lying in a second plane parallel to and above the first plane, a third member coupling the first member and second member, and wherein the first member is affixed to the wristwatch case and the second member extends away from the user's hand and is adapted to hold back a long sleeve of a garment worn by the user.

Abstract: A sleeve keeper bracket for use with a wrist accessory worn by a user comprises a first member coupled to the wrist accessory, and a second member coupled to the first member and adapted to extend away from the wrist accessory and adapted to retain a long sleeve of a garment worn by the user from obscuring the wrist accessory.

Abstract: An attachment system is provided for detachably securing a variety of interchangeable implements to an edge of a bucket of an earth-moving vehicle. The system includes at least one clamp having two generally parallel arms that extend generally perpendicularly from opposite ends of a base member, and that cooperate with one another to define an opening for receiving the bottom front edge of a tractor bucket. An internally threaded bore extending transversely through one of the arms acts as a sleeve carrying an operating member such as a screw or a bolt for maintaining the bucket edge within the opening between the first and second arms. A bore extending through the base member receives a fastener for removably coupling the implement to the clamp.

Abstract: A control system for controlling a drive motor operating a discharge valve installed in a conduit on a firefighting vehicle. The system includes a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of liquids flowing through the conduit, a flow sensor configured to measure a flow rate of liquids flowing through the conduit, a variable control switch operable to generate a variable control signal in response to manual activation, and a microcontroller operable to receive the pressure and flow rate, and generate a variable non-linear control signal operable to cause the drive motor to change the position of the discharge valve at a variable non-linear speed directly proportional to a distance of a current setting from a desired setting.

Abstract: A sleeve keeper for use with a wrist accessory or wristwatch worn by a user includes a first magnetic member coupled to the wrist accessory, and a second magnetic member coupled to the wrist accessory and being attracted to the first magnetic member to hold and retain, between the first and second magnetic members, a long sleeve of a garment worn by the user from obscuring the wrist accessory.

Abstract: A control system for a fire fighting device is provided. The control system may include a controller configured to operably connect over a network to a first valve controller controlling a status of a first valve in response to an input from the controller, a second valve controlling a status of a second valve in response to an input from the controller, and a governor operably controlling a power source in response to an input from the controller. The control system may further comprise a touchscreen display operably connected to the controller, the display configured to display the status of the first and second valves and configured to receive an input from a user, wherein controller generates a manipulatable icon displayed on the touchscreen display, a manipulation of the icon generating the input from the controller to the first valve controller.

Abstract: A sleeve keeper for use with a wrist accessory or wristwatch worn by a user includes a first magnetic member coupled to the wrist accessory, and a second magnetic member coupled to the wrist accessory and being attracted to the first magnetic member to hold and retain, between the first and second magnetic members, a long sleeve of a garment worn by the user from obscuring the wrist accessory.