Patent · US Expired

Inflatable receptacle

US4384603A · kind A · utility

25Cited by
4References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 28, 1981
Grant dateMay 24, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 28, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB27K3/10
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An inexpensive, readily handled receptacle for use in the bulk impregnation of timber by vacuum impregnation is made of flexible fluid-impermeable material and, over parts of its walls, is of double thickness to form closed pockets that can be inflated to form a container of rectangular shape hinged along one of its side faces to provide a sealable opening for loading and unloading. The pockets have a valve for inflating them with air; the receptacle has inlet and outlet ports for evacuating the receptacle and introducing impregnant. Preferably, the receptacle is supported in a two-part rectangular frame hinged along one side face.

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