US 12,296,211 B2
Fire extinguisher manifold
Allen R. Kronebusch, Oronoco, MN (US); and Lisa M. Anderson, Owatonna, MN (US)
Assigned to Kronebusch Industries, LLC, Rochester, MN (US)
Filed by Kronebusch Industries, LLC, Rochester, MN (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/138,244.
Prior Publication US 2022/0203147 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. A62C 35/13 (2006.01); A62C 35/68 (2006.01)
CPC A62C 35/13 (2013.01) [A62C 35/68 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A manifold for a fire-extinguishing apparatus comprising:
a main body;
a plurality of fire-extinguishing container receptacles defined in the main body of the manifold, each of the plurality of fire-extinguishing container receptacles being configured to receive a fire-extinguishing agent container and to surround and support an exterior of the fire-extinguishing agent container;
a plurality of valves in communication with the plurality of fire-extinguishing container receptacles, the plurality of valves each being connected to an auxiliary fluid passage;
a main fluid passage defined in the main body, the main fluid passage being connected to each auxiliary fluid passage;
a dispensing outlet at an end of the main fluid passage, the dispensing outlet being configured to be fluidically coupled with a dispensing mechanism; and
a recess arranged between a portion of the main body that defines the plurality of fire-extinguishing container receptacles and another portion of the main body that defines the main fluid passage, the recess providing access to the plurality of valves when the manifold is in an assembled configuration; and
wherein the portion of the main body that defines the plurality of fire-extinguishing container receptacles is directly connected to the portion of the main body that defines the main fluid passage.