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2. Hose coupling - Wikipedia

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   Hose coupling. A selection of Storz hose couplings. A hose coupling is a connector on the end of a hose to connect (or couple) it with another hose or with a tap or a hose appliance, such as an irrigation sprinkler. It is usually made of steel, brass, stainless steel, aluminium or plastic . Due to the great variety of the designs and the number ...

3. Storz - Wikipedia

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   Storz is a type of hose coupling invented by Carl August Guido Storz [ de] in 1882 and patented in Switzerland in 1890, and patented in the U.S. in 1893 [1] that connects using interlocking hooks and flanges. It was first specified in standard FEN 301-316, and has been used by German fire brigades since 1933. (See German delivery hose article.)

4. North American Fire Hose Coupler Incompatibilities - Wikipedia

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   North American Fire Hose Coupler Incompatibilities. Despite fire hose and hydrant coupler standardization efforts that are at least 144 years old, [1] there remain significant areas in Canada, the United States, and Mexico that use fire hose and hydrant threads and other couplings that are incompatible with those used by neighboring fire ...

5. Fire hose - Wikipedia

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   Indoor fire hose with a fire extinguisher. A fire hose (or firehose) is a high-pressure hose that carries water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it. Outdoors, it attaches either to a fire engine, fire hydrant, or a portable fire pump. [ 1] Indoors, it can permanently attach to a building's standpipe or plumbing system.

6. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   Storz coupling A type of coupling used on fire hose. The coupling is sexless, and secures with a 1/4 turn of the coupling. The coupling may or may not have some sort of locking device. Straight stream A fire-fighting water stream generated by a combination nozzle, characterized by a long reach and large water drops.

7. Hard suction hose - Wikipedia

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   Hard suction hose. 5-inch (13 cm) flex suction hose with Storz fittings, mounted on an engine. Flexible suction hose (Flex suction or suction hose ), not to be confused with hard suction hose in U.S., is a specific type of fire hose used in drafting operations, when a fire engine uses a vacuum to draw water from a portable water tank, pool, or ...