SCOTT G.
PARIS, individually and in his official capacity as
Washakie County Ambulance Service Employee;
ROBERT A. BRYANT, III, individually and in his
official capacity as Washakie County Ambulance
Service Employee; WASHAKIE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,

      Defendants-Appellees,

MICHAEL L. BRYANT, individually and in his
official capacity as Washakie County Deputy
Coroner; BRYANT FUNERAL HOME, INC., a
Wyoming corporation,

      Defendants-Counterclaimants - Appellees.




                Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the District of Wyoming
                This section provides background information related to the present disclosure which is not necessarily prior art.
Automatic sprinklers are well known and have long been used in fire extinguishing systems. Typically, automatic sprinkler assemblies include a sprinkler body which includes an inlet for connecting to a pressurized supply of water or other fire extinguishing fluid, an outlet opening, and a deflector which is mounted spaced from the outlet opening of the sprinkler body. The deflector disperses and directs the water in an optimum pattern when the water is discharged through the outlet opening. In one common form, the deflector is mounted in a fixed position and spaced from the outlet opening by a frame. The frame includes a pair of arms, which attach to either side of the sprinkler