초록 ▼

This invention discloses a firefighting track driven apparatus for use in rugged terrain. A crawler track driven tractor vehicle pushes a front platform vehicle and pulls a rear platform vehicle. The front platform vehicle travels on steerable crawler tracks, and is equipped with communication devic

This invention discloses a firefighting track driven apparatus for use in rugged terrain. A crawler track driven tractor vehicle pushes a front platform vehicle and pulls a rear platform vehicle. The front platform vehicle travels on steerable crawler tracks, and is equipped with communication device, directionally controlled lamp system and a water cannon for spraying a fire extinguishing substance. The water cannon is mounted on a telescoping and rotating boom, and has a swiveling nozzle, for accurately aiming the fire extinguishing substance to burning material in difficult places such as treetops. The front platform vehicle has a cab which protects an operator, who operates the boom and cannon and steers the tracks. A reeled firehose arrangement feeds the cannon, and may be lengthened with extension sections to accommodate the telescoping boom. The front platform vehicle is equipped with several tanks for carrying the fire extinguishing substance, to enable the firefighting apparatus to fight fires too remote from water sources for conventional firefighting equipment. The rear platform vehicle carrier reserve tanks of fire extinguishing substance, and a reserve firehose for connection with the cannon.

대표청구항 ▼

A firefighting apparatus for use in fighting fires in remote, rough terrain, said firefighting apparatus comprising: (a) a motorized tracked vehicle; (b) a front platform means, said front platform means being pushed by said motorized tracked vehicle and being adapted with a cab member for housing c

A firefighting apparatus for use in fighting fires in remote, rough terrain, said firefighting apparatus comprising: (a) a motorized tracked vehicle; (b) a front platform means, said front platform means being pushed by said motorized tracked vehicle and being adapted with a cab member for housing controls and protecting an operator from fire dangers, steerable track means for guiding said platform means by said operator, tank means for storing a large volume of fire extinguishing substance, hose system means connected to said tank means, multi-directionally adjustable fire extinguishing substance delivery means connected to said hose system for delivering said fire extinguishing substance to a fire being fought; and (c) a rear platform means adapted with a plurality of wheel members for use on terrain having hot ash materials, hitch means for being drawn by said motorized tracked vehicle, reserve tank means for storing reserve volume of said fire extinguishing substance and a fire extinguishing substance transfer system for delivering said fire extinguishing substance forwardly to said hose system means.