IMMI SMARTDOCK - General Information

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SmartDock
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Installation | User’s Guide
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General Information
SmartDock is a hands-free self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) holder for re
apparatus. In the event of a collision, the top claws lock from inertial forces for a secure
hold.
The NFPA 1901 committee wants to ensure that SCBA bottles stored in the re apparatus
cab do not become projectiles during a crash. For this reason, the NFPA standard states that
“the bracket holding device and its mounting shall retain the SCBA unit when subjected to
a 9-G force.”
With traditional SCBA brackets, there are two things that must happen for the bottles to
remain in place:
1. The reghter must place the bottle in the bracket and latch it in place.
2. The bracket must be strong enough to hold the bottle.
The rst item is the responsibility of the reghter, and the second is the responsibility of
the bracket provider.
The unique feature of the SmartDock hands-free SCBA holder is that it removes the need
for the reghter to perform any extra latching, buckling or strapping action when placing
the bottle in the bracket.
Once installed per these instructions, the SmartDock is designed to meet NFPA 1901
requirements without any extra action by the reghter, other than properly placing the
bottle into the bracket.
The SmartDock uses inertia to keep the claws locked during deceleration. This inertial
action ensures that the SmartDock system will hold an SCBA bottle during an impact
caused by a crash.
Short of bolting the SCBA bottle to the structure of the cab, there is no way to guarantee
the bottle will always be retained if the crash is sufciently severe. The SmartDock bracket
has been tested to exceed NFPA 1901 requirements during a frontal crash. This capability
provides the optimum combination of convenience and strength, keeping the bottle retained
beyond NFPA requirements and eliminating the risk that a reghter will forget to engage
the strap or the latch. For these reasons, SmartDock provides the safest solution to in-cab
SCBA storage available today.