Firebox

Abstract

The present invention relates to a novel firebox. The firebox is comprised of: a casing, a water swivel or main water hookup, one or more hose reels within the turning knob attached to the reel, a lay flat discharge hose with a standard water clamp, a plurality of screws for the base/water swivels rotation joint, and a plurality of rubber hose hooks for main water supply and T joint.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the field of fire, particularly to a fire hose reel box that is mounted within buildings and is supplied with a hose that is permanently connected to a water-supply.

(2) Background of the Invention

A number of United States patents have been granted disclosing the general idea of a housing for a fire extinguisher. A typical housing, including a glass door, is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,015,250, issued to Fudge on Mar. 29, 1977, which also includes a security alarm alerting the owner whenever the door is opened. Another type of housing is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,244,426, issued to Kerr on Jan. 13, 1981, wherein a fire extinguisher along with a fire hose is mounted within a wall-hung box that has a front door with a decorative cover provided thereon. An advantage of the housing of the present invention, as compared to the prior decorative housing, is the automatic opening of the decorative cover upon the detection of a fire with the simultaneous illumination of the extinguisher coupled with an audio alarm allowing for the instant recognition of the need and location of the fire extinguisher. Other types of housings have been developed that contain a fire hose, such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,062,493, issued to Suggs on Dec. 13, 1977, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,018,242, issued to Schlegel on Apr. 19, 1977. Another approach is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,223,739, issued to Waters on Sep. 23, 1980, which discloses a portable decorative housing containing a fire extinguisher that is operated while remaining within the housing.

Existing fire hoses are susceptible to wear and tear. Furthermore, because there is no regulation to their rolling, they are knot prone. This is both inconvenient and dangerous.

The prior art is generally applied toward conventional cases, with no special installation environment for a tunnel or curved design. Another problem is that the hose is not connected to a fire hydrant. The hoses are also often knotted or prone to clogging when water begins to flow through them. To solve this problem, various attempts have been made, such as those found in U.S. Pat. No. 4,729,434 to Rohrbach Jerry T, U.S. Pat. No. 3,935,879 to Nomi Bosaikogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, U.S. Pat. No. 9,850,29 to Adolph A Hein, U.S. Pat. No. 2,071,731 to James A Craig and Davies Ernest, which developed a fire hydrant box that includes the box, fire hydrants, hose reel, and a support frame. The support frame and a hollow sleeve with linked inlet and outlet holes, the hollow lumen of the sleeve in to the reel by the bearing and a nut fixed to the reel, the water header is provided with water blocking ring, the inner cavity of the reel on the reel with the end portion of the hollow between the bearing sleeve interlinked. There is still a lot of inconvenience in the above patents and irrationality design.

What is needed is a firebox that is easily installed by anyone and is also connected to the water supply, thereby providing the proper channelization of water.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This utility model's main purpose is to: solve the problem of the existing prior art in order to develop a reasonable structure, convenient operation, and aesthetic appearance of afire box.

The new fire box has a box body. Said housing is provided with a water swivel in the middle of the box. One side of the firebox is comprised of holes for the hose reel. The reel includes a turning knob. The design further includes either a flat discharge hose, or standard water clamps.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are that the fire hose can more effectively avoid wear and tear, and resist winding kinks.

An objective of the present invention is to provide a relatively inexpensive and cost-efficient firebox that provides easy accessibility, easy installation, and which may possibly save lives and property.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a firebox that will not run out of water. Furthermore, anyone may use the present invention.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a decorative firebox.

In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments, and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description, and should not be regarded as limiting.

These, together with other objectives of the invention and the various features of novelty that characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages, and the specific objectives attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter, in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be better understood, and objectives other than those set forth above will become apparent, when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 shows front and side view of preferred water hose system.

FIG. 2 shows a double reel model of the preferred firebox.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MENTION

In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which is shown, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that the embodiments may be combined, or that other embodiments may be utilized, and that structural, logical, and electrical changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Refering FIG. 1, front and right side view of a new fire box is shown. In the front view, the fire box of current invention comprises of a firebox housing 1 and firebox support stand 2. The firebox housing and firebox support stand are held in place by bolt screws 3 as shown in front view of figure. The hose reel rests within the firebox housing and mounted over rewind or turning knob 4 as shown in right side view of FIG. 1.

A fire hose nozzle 5 is also shown front view of figure. The fire hose nozzle is connected with fire hose with a standard water clamp. Rubber hose hooks are provided for main water supply 6 as shown in right side view. The fire box will be reversible, with a water swivel or main water hook up in the middle. Also shown in side view of figure is optaional two fireboxes.

FIG. 2 illustrates the a proposed coupling of two fire box support stand 2 without the firebox housing or casing. The fire box hose from the main water line to water swivels rotation joint, which goes into the firebox with the fire hose reel. The fire hose reel couples to the lay flat discharge hose using a standard water hose coupling. The water swivel and water hook are 1½ in wide with 12″×12″ dimension. They are made of plastic or metal.

The Firebox of further includes braces, that resist the movement of fire box by distributing pressure onto the periphery of the frame. In particular, the support system is arranged in an L-shape manner, which provides proper support to the fire box and easily fits over many different locations.

In the construction of the present firebox, a single fire box will be approximately 1½×12″×12″. One side of the firebox will have an 11″ hole in the hose reel to connect to the turning knob that is attached to the reel. It also includes a lay flat discharge hose ½, or ¾ standard water clamps. The other side of box has a ⅛″ wide hole with 11 circles for the reel to rest in the water swivel.

Advantageously, the present invention may be easily accessible, easily installed, and will not run out of water. In addition, anyone can use it, even children and the elderly. Furthermore, it is economical, and may reduce fire insurance by saving lives and property.

In another aspect, the present firebox is available in different shapes and sizes. Preferably, it is available in the toy shape. A firebox according to the present invention, regardless of shape, size and appearance, will easily fit over different structures. In an emergency situation, it will be easily accessible.

It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-discussed embodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description.

The benefits and advantages that may be provided by the present invention have been described above with regard to specific embodiments. These benefits and advantages, and any elements or limitations that may cause them to occur or to become more pronounced, are not to be construed as critical, required, or essential features of any or all of the embodiments.

While the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, it should be understood that the embodiments are illustrative, and that the scope of the invention is not limited to these embodiments. Many variations, modifications, additions, and improvements to the embodiments described above are possible. It is contemplated that these variations, modifications, additions, and improvements fall within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A Firebox comprising:

a casing;

a water swivel or main water hookup;

one or more hose reels mounted on the turning knob that is attached to the reel;

a flat lay discharge hose with standard water clamp;

a plurality of screws for the base/water swivels rotation joint,

a plurality of rubber hose hooks for the main water supply and T joint.

2. The Firebox of claim 1, wherein said casing is available in different shapes and sizes.

3. The Firebox of claim 1, wherein said box further comprising a brace providing proper support to the fire box and easily fitting over different structures.

4. The Firebox of claim 3, wherein said brace is arranged in an L-shape manner.

5. A Firebox comprising:

a casing;

a water swivel or main water hookup;

at least one hose reels within the turning knob attached to the reel;

a flat lay discharge hose with a standard water clamp;

a plurality of screws for the base/water swivels rotation joint; and

a plurality of rubber hose hooks for main water supply and T joint.

6. The Firebox of claim 5, wherein said casing is 1½×12″×12″ inches.

7. The Firebox of claim 5, wherein one side of said firebox has an 11″ hole for the hose reel to rest within said turning knob attached to the reel.

8. The Firebox of claim 5, wherein the other side of side firebox is ⅛″ wide with 11 circles for said reel.

9. The Firebox of claim 5 is further comprised of a flat lay discharge hose ½, or ¾ standard water clamps.

10. The Firebox of claim 5 is available in the shape of the toy.