Inflatable leak diverter
US8448661B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/5835
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An exemplary inflatable leak diverter for collecting falling fluids. The invention may comprise one or more flexible, inflatable, generally tubular, circumferential inflation chambers of substantially identical dimensions superimposed upon each other and fixedly joined along their line of juncture, if applicable; a fluid-collecting well portion of the same general plane shape encompassed within the inner contours of multiple chambers; and drain located approximately in the center of the fluid-collecting well portion.
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