Packaging for shipping compressed gas cylinders
US6595383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2260/033
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An overpack is provided for packaging cylinders containing compressed gas. Cylinders containing compressed gas typically have a pressure relief mechanism that releases the gas from the cylinder when the pressure inside the cylinder approaches a pressure detrimental to the cylinder. In high heat, high temperature situations such as when the overpack is exposed to a fire, the overpack of the present invention extends the time that it takes for the cylinders to trigger the pressure relief mechanism.
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