According to US Patent 125,063 issued to Thomas J. Martin on March 26, 1872, entitled "Fire Extinguisher", it was a system of pipes (presumably metal) in which water pressure from a reservoir and pump pushes water up pipes and into a building to a valve that can be opened to make the water spray out of nozzles.
This is nothing like what came to be known as the "portable fire extinguisher" we have now.
Thomas J Martin had an 1872 patent for a "Fire Extinguisher." He didn't invent the portable fire extinguisher; it had been around for over 100 years before he made his contribution to fire sprinklers. His motivation is not known.
Thomas J. Martin. However, US Patent 125,063 issued to Thomas J. Martin, on March 26, 1872, entitled "Fire Extinguisher", has NOTHING to do with a portable fire extinguisher. The portable fire extinguisher had been invented by others many years prior to Martin's invention. What that patent discloses is a way to use pressurized water pipes inside buildings, supplied from pipes in the street, with valves you could open on each floor and use the spray to put out a fire.
Records show that Ambrose Godfrey patented a fire extinguisher in England in 1723 and that George William Manby invented the "modern" extinguisher in 1818. One could also argue that a bucket full of water or sand is also a "fire extinguisher" and was invented about the time people started living in houses. There are some who incorrectly believe that Thomas "T.J." Marshall invented the fire extinguisher in 1872. Others say, "Ochoa L.C Bailey July 18,1899". See the related questions about Thomas J. Martin for more about 1872. (Martin's patent is titled "Fire Extinguisher", but describes an improvement to a system of pipes installed inside a building, like a sprinkler system, nothing like a portable "fire extinguisher" of today.)
No, not really. A patent issued that year was entitled "Fire Extinguisher", issued to one Thomas J. Martin, but it was related exclusively to a systems of pressurized pipes installed in buildings for operating sprinklers (or for other purposes). Such an invention clearly has no relevance to any "portable fire extinguisher", or any other self-contained fire extinguisher, portable or not.
Records show that Ambrose Godfrey patented a fire extinguisher in England in 1723 and that George William Manby invented the "modern" extinguisher in 1818. One could also argue that a bucket full of water or sand is also a "fire extinguisher" and was invented about the time people started living in houses. There are some who incorrectly believe that Thomas "T.J." Marshall invented the fire extinguisher in 1872. Others say, "Ochoa L.C Bailey July 18,1899". See the related questions about Thomas J. Martin for more about 1872. (Martin's patent is titled "Fire Extinguisher", but describes an improvement to a system of pipes installed inside a building, like a sprinkler system, nothing like a portable "fire extinguisher" of today.)
US inventor Thomas J. Martin patented his fire suppression device (a water supply design for hoses and sprinklers) on March 26, 1872. The handheld fire extinguisher was invented in the UK in 1818 by George William Manby.
Thomas J. Martin's fire extinguisher, patented in 1872, was primarily made of a cylindrical metal container filled with a mixture of water and other extinguishing agents, such as chemicals. The design included a mechanism for expelling the contents under pressure, allowing for effective firefighting. This invention contributed to the development of modern fire extinguishers.
Thomas J. Martin obtained a US Patent in 1872 for a device he CALLED a "fire extinguisher", but which we would today call a "standpipe" and sprinkler system. The water is forced under pressure from pipes in the streets, up through pipes in large building, ending at valves that can be opened to spray the water.There are several related questions that actually refer to a portable fire extinguisher, which is a self-contained device.Thomas J. Martin obtained a US Patent in 1872 for a device he CALLED a "fire extinguisher", but which we would today call a "standpipe" and sprinkler system. The water is forced under pressure from pipes in the streets, up through pipes in large building, ending at valves that can be opened to spray the water.There are several related questions that actually refer to a portable fire extinguisher, which is a self-contained device.
Thomas Jefferson Marshall, the inventor of the fire extinguisher, was born in 1824 in the United States. He is best known for developing a practical fire extinguisher design, which contributed to firefighting efforts in the 19th century. His invention helped improve fire safety and has influenced fire suppression technology ever since.
Actually it was a type of fire standpipe and sprinkler in which water pressure from a reservoir and pump pushes water up pipes and into a building to a valve that can be opened to make the water spray out of nozzles. US Patent 125,063, issued March 26, 1872 to Thomas J. Martin [sic], of Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan. There were no US patents at ALL issued on October 26, 1872. They were only issued on Tuesdays and the 26th was a Saturday.
US Patent 125,063 issued to Thomas J. Martin, on March 26, 1872 is entitled "Fire Extinguisher", but it has NOTHING to do with a portable fire extinguisher. What that patent discloses is a way to use pressurized water pipes inside buildings, supplied from the street, with valves you could open on each floor and use the spray to put out a fire. The patent says he was living in Dowagiac, Michigan at the time.
He was credited for improving the fire extinguisher in 1872, about 150 years after it had been invented in England. What he actually invented was a type of fire standpipe and sprinkler in which water pressure from a reservoir and pump pushes water up and into a building to a valve that can be opened to make the water spray out of nozzles. That is nothing like what we call a "portable fire extinguisher" today. US Patent 125,063, issued March 26, 1872 to Thomas J. Martin [sic], of Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.