Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus, system, and method for venting pressure in a pressurized system
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Application No.: US13436097Application Date: 2012-03-30
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Publication No.: US09046183B2Publication Date: 2015-06-02
- Inventor: Eric Alan Goodyear , Adam Marcus Lorenz
- Applicant: Eric Alan Goodyear , Adam Marcus Lorenz
- Applicant Address: US OK Broken Arrow
- Assignee: Oklahoma Safety Equipment Company, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Oklahoma Safety Equipment Company, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OK Broken Arrow
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
- Main IPC: B65D51/16
- IPC: B65D51/16 ; F16K17/16

Abstract:
In one form, a vent apparatus includes an inlet frame, a venting member, and a retainer member. The venting member includes a mounting portion, a weakened area or burst slit, and a domed portion. The mounting portion of the venting member is secured between the inlet frame and the retainer member. The retainer member includes vent retainer portions or tab portions that extend over the burst slit. The vent apparatus is configured to burst when an inlet pressure exceeds a predetermined level, where the tab portions will bend away and the venting member will bend past the tab portions to relieve the pressure. The inlet frame is configured to support against a vacuum pressure acting in the opposite direction, with the tab portions generally free from the load caused by the vacuum pressure.
Public/Granted literature
- US09470326B2 Apparatus, system, and method for venting pressure in a pressurized system Public/Granted day:2016-10-18
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