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US 12,044,511 B2Granted
Systems and methods for blast control
OwnerThomas Merritt, II, Richard Rossow +2inventors
InventorsThomas Merritt, II, Richard Rossow, Landon Foster, Chester Whinery
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Abstract
A relatively lightweight, modular, blast control system utilizes a plurality of fabric panels that may be joined to form a matrix to protect or control a blast.
Claims15
A system for providing portable blast control partitions comprising:
- a first blast control partition comprising:
- a framework comprising a pair of spaced apart uprights, an upper beam extending between an upper end of the pair of uprights, and a lower beam extending between a lower portion of the pair of uprights;
- a blast control blanket having first and second horizontal edges and first and second vertical edges, the blast control blanket being coupled to the framework, wherein the first vertical edge of the blast control blanket is securely coupled to a first upright of the pair of uprights, at least a portion of the first and second horizontal edges are securely coupled to the upper and lower beams, and the second vertical edge extends beyond a second upright of the pair of uprights;
- a second blast control partition framework comprising a second pair of spaced apart uprights, a second upper beam extending between an upper end of the second pair of uprights, and a second lower beam extending between a lower portion of the second pair of uprights;
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- wherein the second vertical edge of the blast control blanket is securely coupled to the second blast control partition framework.
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A blast control partition comprising:
- a moveable framework comprising a pair of spaced apart uprights, an upper beam extending between an upper end of the pair of uprights, and a lower beam extending between a lower portion of the pair of uprights, wherein the uprights are spaced apart a first distance and the upper beam is spaced apart from the lower beam a second distance;
- a blast control blanket having first and second vertical edges defining a height of the blast control blanket and first and second horizontal edges defining a length of the blast control blanket;
- wherein the first vertical edge of the blast control blanket is securely coupled to a first upright of the pair of uprights, a portion of the first horizontal edge is securely coupled to the upper beam, and a portion of the second horizontal edge is securely coupled to the lower beam;
- wherein the height of the blast control blanket is approximately equal to the second distance and the length of the blast control blanket is greater than the first distance such that the second vertical edge of the blast control blanket extends beyond a second upright of the pair of uprights;
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- wherein the second vertical edge of the blast control blanket is configured to be securely coupled to a second blast control partition framework.
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A method for providing portable blast control partitions comprising:
- providing a first blast control partition comprising:
- a framework comprising a pair of spaced apart uprights, an upper beam extending between an upper end of the pair of uprights, and a lower beam extending between a lower portion of the pair of uprights;
- a blast control blanket having first and second horizontal edges and first and second vertical edges, the blast control blanket being coupled to the framework, wherein the first vertical edge of the blast control blanket is securely coupled to a first upright of the pair of uprights, at least a portion of the first and second horizontal edges are securely coupled to the upper and lower beams, and the second vertical edge extends beyond a second upright of the pair of uprights;
- providing a second blast control partition framework comprising a pair of spaced apart uprights, an upper beam extending between an upper end of the pair of uprights, and a lower beam extending between a lower portion of the pair of uprights;
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- coupling the second vertical edge of the blast control blanket of the first blast control partition to the second blast control partition framework.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.