US 12,330,004 B2
Fire suppression sprinkler and deflector
Thomas F. Wancho, Bethlehem, PA (US)
Assigned to Victaulic Company, Easton, PA (US)
Filed by Victaulic Company, Easton, PA (US)
Filed on May 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/313,120.
Application 17/313,120 is a division of application No. 15/690,438, filed on Aug. 30, 2017, granted, now 11,400,330.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/385,273, filed on Sep. 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0252322 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. A62C 37/14 (2006.01); A62C 3/00 (2006.01); A62C 31/02 (2006.01); B05B 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC A62C 37/14 (2013.01) [A62C 3/002 (2013.01); A62C 31/02 (2013.01); B05B 1/265 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fire suppression sprinkler, said sprinkler comprising:
a body surrounding a bore, said bore defining a flow axis arranged coaxially with said bore;
first and second arms mounted on opposite sides of said body and extending therefrom in a direction along said flow axis;
a nose mounted on ends of said arms, said nose being positioned coaxially with said flow axis;
a deflector mounted on said nose, said deflector comprising:
a plate oriented transversely to said flow axis and comprising a plurality of slots defining a plurality of tines, a first and a second of said slots being radially oriented with respect to said flow axis and respectively aligned with said first and second arms, said first and second slots extending from a periphery of said plate to respective points underlying said nose, a remainder of said slots extending from said periphery to respective points in spaced relation from said nose, such that the remainder of said slots do not underlie said nose.