Adapter cap for a fire hydrant, a fire hydrant and a method for remote monitoring an open-close status of a fire hydrant

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11939750
APP PUB NO 20230133256A1
SERIAL NO

17801549

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An adapter cap for a fire hydrant including a hydrant actuation nut by means of which the hydrant is opened and closed by rotating the hydrant actuation nut, where the adapter cap includes a cap housing having connection means for connecting the adapter cap to the hydrant actuation nut, the cap housing having a cap actuation nut by which the adapter cap may be engaged and the cap housing including a skirt part arranged to encircle at least a part of the connection means, where a connection means centre axis of the connection means and a cap actuation nut centre axis of the cap actuation nut are arranged coaxially, where the connection means and the cap actuation nut are made from metal, and where at least a part of the skirt part is made from a polymer material, the adapter cap further includes at least one sensor arranged in the cap housing, where the at least one sensor is arranged to detect at least one operational parameter of the hydrant, and wireless communication means arranged in the cap housing for communicating the at least one operational parameter wirelessly to an external data system.

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  • AVK HOLDING A/S

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Simonsen, Christian Henrik Ulstrup, DK 4 6

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