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Breachable seal

US7325912B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 2004
Grant dateFeb 5, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/17556
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a reservoir for holding a fluid includes a housing defining an enclosed chamber, the housing having a first opening therein at one part of the chamber and a second opening therein at a second part of the chamber above the first part of the chamber, a breachable seal sealing the second opening, and a circuitous tunnel exposing the chamber to the atmosphere through the second opening if the seal is breached.

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