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US 11,629,936 B2Granted
Blast resistant barrier and container
AssigneeAmerican Innovations, Inc.
InventorsDavid C. Abbe, Donald C. Prim, Jr.
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Abstract
A blast resistant container includes a rigid outer cylinder, a rigid inner cylinder and at least one pumice brick. The rigid inner cylinder has a longitudinal axis. The at least one pumice brick is within the interior of the rigid inner cylinder.
Claims19
A blast resistant or redirecting container comprising:
- a rigid outer cylinder;
- a rigid inner cylinder within the rigid outer cylinder and having a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a plurality of pumice bricks within the interior of the rigid inner cylinder,
- wherein:
- each of the pumice bricks comprises pumice that is compressed into a brick form having a solid structure;
- and
- the plurality of pumice bricks includes a group of pumice bricks that are displaced around the longitudinal axis adjacent an inner wall of the rigid inner cylinder.
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A blast resistant barrier comprising:
- a rigid inner layer;
- a rigid outer layer;
- and
- at least one pumice brick layer formed of pumice that is compressed into a brick form having a solid structure,
- wherein:
- the rigid inner layer and the rigid outer layer include opposing interior surfaces;
- and
- the at least one pumice brick layer includes at least one pumice brick layer selected from the group consisting of a pumice brick layer between the interior surfaces of the rigid inner and outer layers, a pumice brick layer adjacent an outer surface of the rigid inner layer that is opposite the inner surface of the rigid inner layer, and a pumice brick layer adjacent an outer surface of the rigid outer layer that is opposite the inner surface of the rigid outer layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.