Debris barrier
US6581667B2 · kind B2 · utility
8Cited by
6References
4Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2209/23
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A removable debris shield and method to internally protect a portion of a vessel, such as a pressure vessel, during fabrication. Pliant material sufficient to span a desired interior portion of the vessel has a hem located around the periphery of the material and having at least one opening. A hoop is removably inserted through the opening into the hem to extend the material across the desired interior portion of the vessel. In one embodiment, a spreader bolt spreads the hoop to force it tightly against the walls of the vessel.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.