Pressure responsive blowout latch
US6866226B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/18
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, system and method including a latching device for displaceably retaining a panel relative to a frame. The latching device includes at least a bolt which is carried on the latching device and is operatively associated with the panel to prevent disengagement of the panel. The latching device includes at least one pressure responsive device operatively coupled to the bolt to retain the bolt in a desired position and release the bolt when a predetermined pressure differential occurs relative to two, generally opposite, sides of the panel or when a pressure decrease occurs on one side of the panel.
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