Disposable container for solvent contaminated wipes
AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorsPatrick H. Boyer, John Donovan, Jackie O. Jordan, II
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Abstract
A disposable container for solvent contaminated wipes and a method of using the disposable container to prevent solvent contaminated wipes from spontaneously combusting is disclosed. The disposable container may be a flexible bag made of a material having a solvent-resistant, non-permeable layer and optionally other layers. The disposable container has an oxygen-reduction system including an air-tight seal, which may be formed in a variety of ways, and an oxygen-removal mechanism, such as a small pump that is integral to the flexible bag or a pump outlet that can be connected to an external pump.
Claims17
A disposable container for solvent contaminated wipes comprising:
- a flexible bag comprising:
- a solvent-resistant, non-permeable interior layer composed of a first material,
- an insulating layer adjacent to the solvent-resistant, non-permeable interior layer, wherein the insulating layer is composed of a second material,
- a fire-resistant layer adjacent to the insulating layer, wherein the fire-resistant layer is composed of a third material, and
- a puncture-preventative exterior layer adjacent to the fire-resistant layer, wherein the puncture-preventative exterior layer is composed of a fourth material;
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- an oxygen-reduction system including an oxygen-removal mechanism and an air-tight seal.
A system for discarding solvent contaminated wipes comprising:
- a plurality of disposable containers, each disposable container having:
- a flexible bag comprising:
- a solvent-resistant, non-permeable interior layer composed of a first material,
- an insulating layer adjacent to the solvent-resistant, non-permeable interior layer, wherein the insulating layer is composed of a second material,
- a fire-resistant layer adjacent to the insulating layer, wherein the fire-resistant layer is composed of a third material, and
- a puncture-preventative exterior layer adjacent to the fire-resistant layer, wherein the puncture-preventative exterior layer is composed of a fourth material;
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- an oxygen-reduction system including an oxygen-removal mechanism and an air-tight seal;
- wherein the oxygen-removal mechanism of each of the plurality of disposable containers is either a pump formed integrally with the flexible bag or a separate pump included in the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.