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Fire barrier

US5461838A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 25, 1994
Grant dateOct 31, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 25, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04B1/948
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A fire barrier for use in dynamic voids to seal against the spread of fire. Flexible barrier material is suspended below a lazy tong arrangement spanning the void while the edges of the barrier material are biased against the walls of the joint to provide the necessary seal.

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