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Fuel tank component

US4422561A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Filing dateMay 18, 1981
Grant dateDec 27, 1983
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S428/912
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An inner wall for a self-sealing fuel tank in which the inner wall is provided with a plurality of fronds bonded at one end to the wall, the fronds facing towards the inside of the tank such that on penetration of the wall of the tank by a projectile the fronds are carried by the surge of escaping fuel through the wall to become entangled in the hole and choke off escaping fuel.

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