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Pressure relief device and method of fabrication thereof

US4347942A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 1980
Grant dateSep 7, 1982
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/1752
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pressure relief device which is responsive to physical change in the end of a pressure vessel is formed by coining the end of the vessel. The device is self-regulating because the activation point automatically varies with vessel wall thickness.

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