New Fire Extinguisher
A newly invented fire extinguisher differs from the usual type in that after it has been inverted for use and it is desired to stop the flow of extinguishing liquid, it can be turned back to the normal position, without appreciable loss and used again as occasion may demand. This is accomplished by the use of a gravity actuated sliding valve mounted upon the end of a tube arranged to extend from the ordinary screw-down valve in the head or neck of the vessel to within any appropriate distance from the base of such vessel by which means the object desired is effected.
In the illustrations Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation showing the extinguisher in its vertical position with the valve open as when in use. Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. 1 but shows the vessel inverted with the outlet valve still open but with other devices for preventing the apparatus from acting unless brought hack to the desired position.
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