COAT-IN-PLACE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING SPRINKLER ASSEMBLY

摘要

Coat-in-place assemblies and methods to provide an aesthetically pleasing sprinkler assembly. A coat-in-place assembly includes a sprinkler body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a thermally responsive trigger disposed adjacent the distal portion; and an escutcheon centered about the distal portion of the sprinkler body to define a void between the sprinkler axis and the escutcheon. A coating-inhibiting-cap encloses and protects the thermally responsive trigger between the sprinkler body and the cap. The cap extends into the void and is radially spaced inward relative to the escutcheon so as expose surfaces of the escutcheon for coating.

主权项

1. A method of coating an escutcheon of a sprinkler assembly, the sprinkler assembly including a sprinkler and an escutcheon, the sprinkler including a body defining a sprinkler axis and a thermally responsive trigger supported by the body, the escutcheon including a first surface circumscribing an escutcheon axis, a second surface extending radially with respect to the escutcheon axis and a transition surface contiguous with the first and second surfaces, the method comprising:
locating a coating-inhibitor about the thermally responsive trigger; mounting the escutcheon about the sprinkler; disposing a coating on at least the second surface and the transition surface; and removing the coating-inhibitor.