Abstract A discharge valve assembly for opening and closing the discharge opening of a collapsible, aerial fire-fighting bucket, the discharge valve assembly including an upper member and a lower member, wherein: a) the upper member is a disc-shaped closure with a peripheral seal-receiving channel and an annular seal seated in the channel; and b) the lower member is a bucket mounting assembly with a mounting frame and a central shaft, the mounting frame including a central hub and radially extending legs for mounting the central hub to the discharge opening of the bucket, the central shaft extending upwardly from the central hub; and wherein the upper member is mounted on the central shaft of the lower member for movement along the central shaft from a closed position, where the annular seal is in sealing engagement with a sealing rim of the discharge opening, to an open position allowing filling and emptying of the fire-fighting bucket through the discharge opening. \ I
DISCHARGE VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A COLLAPSIBLE, AERIAL FIRE-FIGHTING BUCKET
2020-05-14
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Europäisches Patentamt | 2022
|Europäisches Patentamt | 2022
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