The risk of fire in a modern car, just driving along, is very low. It's like winning a lottery, only in a bad way. This is a low probability event with extremely high consequences. Safety is an important thing that must be taken to account at all times. There're three major circumstances that might cause a car fire.
Product Description:
Special extinguishing formula to impregnate around minor fires whatever their cause, so to avoid flame expansion. It’s also possible to extinguish minor fires. Non-toxic, Environmentally safe, Ozone friendly formula.
Excellent fire extinguisher saves your property, and even life. Made of high-quality aluminum bottle, safety and high quality, convenient to take along, compact design and lightweight. Perfect for your car and wherever you like.
Features:
1.Used for home, car, shop and factory.
2. Simple structure, flexible operation, convenient application, fast extinguishing speed, high efficiency.
3. Non-Toxic, environmentally friendly formula.
Directions:
1. Open the safety switch;
2. Open the insurance clasp;
3. Press the fire extinguisher flames switch;
Precautions:
1.Keep away from heat, flame, spark and another source of ignition.
2. Store in a cool, dry place, protect from sun rays and do not expose to a temperature over 50°C.
3. Do not clash, puncture, or incinerate the can.
4. Keep out of reach of children.
Overview
Auto Fireman is a "mini fire-fighter" working for you and your car. It is specially designed to stop the potential burning happened in your car engine. It has impressive features as below: ●Two small fire-extinguishing units with powerful magnet steel
●Heat-sensitive wire that detects high temperature and flame
●Quick cooling & combustion resistance
●Fire suppression within 30 seconds
●Nontoxic and environmental-friendly
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Because of an enhanced quality of life in society today due to advancements in industry and commerce, there is a corresponding increase in living standards. This is evident in the acquisition of more cars by people, particularly expensive cars providing personal enjoyment. Since the number and types of cars are increasing, so are various kinds of vehicle accidents. An accident resulting in a fire to the vehicle is particularly troublesome and dangerous since there has heretofore been no suitable means to put out such a fire. Though portable fire extinguishers are known, they cannot adequately meet the necessary safety and practical performance standards desired by the user.
Problems involving vehicular fires and the extinguishing of such fires are many. For example, when a car is driven on the road, possible oil leaks from the carburetor may contact the high temperature engine and cause flame ignition. In order to extinguish the fire, the driver normally pulls off the road and opens the hood of the car. This poses a considerable risk to the driver since the temperature of the engine compartment is extremely high and the fire will burn more severely due to an increase in oxygen when the hood is opened, thereby rendering it more difficult to put out the fire with a conventional extinguisher. Also, the driver and passengers of a car may become physically disabled as a result of a collision, thereby preventing action to extinguish a fire caused by the collision. Accidents of this latter type often result in death of the vehicle occupants due to the presence of fire which cannot be extinguished. Finally, conventional fire extinguishers utilize a foam or dry powder material. Though these materials have excellent extinguishing capability for putting out car engine fires, they nevertheless adhere to the surfaces of the engine components and are expensive and time consuming to remove.
The present invention overcomes the problems and disadvantages associated with conventional methods and means for extinguishing vehicle fires by providing a unique and practical car fire extinguisher system which is both safe and automatic in use, and can be utilized to extinguish vehicle fires resulting from a variety of accidents and conditions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved fire extinguisher system for a vehicle wherein the system is automatic and safe in operation.
It is another object of the invention to provide an improved fire extinguisher system for the engine compartment of a vehicle which is capable of immediately extinguishing a fire therein notwithstanding the cause of the fire.
It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved fire extinguisher system for a vehicle wherein the system may be either automatically or manually operated to extinguish a fire in the vehicle.
It is yet another object of the invention to provide an improved fire extinguisher system for a vehicle which automatically extinguishes a fire with high pressure chemical gas that displaces ambient air in the engine compartment and put out any fire therein to protect the vehicle and its occupants.
It is still yet a further object of the invention to provide an improved fire extinguisher system for a vehicle whereby any fire in the engine compartment of the vehicle may be extinguished by the driver remaining within the car and without the necessity of opening the hood.
It is also an object of the invention to provide an improved fire extinguisher system for a vehicle wherein the system utilizes a fire extinguishing gas which will not affect the appearance of the engine compartment components or cause damage to same.
These and other objects of the invention are realized by providing a fire extinguisher system that includes a container filled with highly pressurized chemical fire extinguishing gas and provided with a hose that terminates in a rupturable gas nozzle positioned over a plate which also supports an impact member provided with a sharpened end for automatically rupturing the gas nozzle in the event of a vehicle collision. The impact member is associated with a weight member and provided with both a biasing spring and torqueing spring for, respectively, controlling movement of the impact member and secure same in a fixed position after rupturing the gas nozzle. A handle may also be provided to permit manual actuation of the impact member.
Other objects, features and advantages of the invention shall become apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof, when taken in conjunction with the drawings wherein like reference characters refer to corresponding parts in the several views.