Circling back on extinguisher design
Fire extinguishers are traditionally round, and that can cause problems for architects and designers, as well as building owners and operators, according to the makers of Oval Brand Fire Products.
The Glendale Heights, Illinois-based company introduced its lineup of what it calls the world’s slimmest fire extinguishers. The products are up to 40% slimmer than traditional 5 lb. and 10 lb. models, allowing for more efficient building design, the company says.
“We believe that we have solved a number of problems that have been associated with fire extinguishers for many years and we are very excited to introduce this line of slender fire extinguishers now that we have UL and ULC listings for our first three models,” said Kevin Kozlowski, president of Oval Brand Fire Products. “We’ve intelligently designed these models to be as beautiful as they are practical and our hope is that these extinguishers help architects, engineers, and the building trades construct better, safer, and more efficient buildings for the people that rely on them.”
Oval Brand fire extinguishers are the slimmest 10-pound, ABC and Purple K dry-chemical fire extinguishers ever produced. They are always compliant with protruding object laws, never protruding more than four inches from a surface when properly mounted. Its lineup of 10-pound dry chemical fire extinguishers are listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (UL Canada). They are the slimmest 10-pound, ABC and Purple K dry-chemical fire extinguishers ever produced.
Kozlowski added, “,At less than three-and-a-half inches deep, they’re always ADA- and local building code-compliant when mounted directly to interior walls and columns.”
