Patent · US Expired

Fire-proof device for a tube of fusible material which extends through a wall

US4109423A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 5, 1977
Grant dateAug 29, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 5, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/698
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The device comprises a case of a material non-deformable under the effect of heat and mounted on the wall around at least a part of the tube. A mass of material capable of swelling under the effect of heat is enclosed in the case. An element of a material which is substantially non-fusible at temperatures which are developed in the course of a fire has a part which is planar and perpendicular to a radial direction relative to the tube and is movable and slidable in said radial direction in the case. The element normally bears on the outer surface of the tube and the mass of swelling material is disposed on the opposite side of the element to the tube.

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