Container and method for containing and/or suppressing a fire
AssigneeFederal Express Corporation
InventorsJeffrey E. Peltz, Arthur J. Benjamin
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Abstract
A container for containing and/or suppressing a fire may include a floor, a roof, and at least one wall associating the floor and the roof. The at least one wall may define an opening configured to provide access to the interior of the container. The container may further include at least one panel configured to close the opening. At least one of the floor, the roof, the at least one wall, and the at least one panel may include an intumescent material substantially covering an interior surface thereof.
Claims15
A container for containing and/or suppressing a fire, the container comprising:
- a floor;
- a roof;
- at least one wall associating the floor and the roof, the at least one wall defining an opening configured to provide access to the interior of the container;
- and
- at least one panel configured to close the opening,
- wherein at least one of the floor, the roof, the at least one wall, and the at least one panel comprise an intumescent material substantially covering an interior surface thereof.
A system of containers for suppressing and/or containing a fire, the system comprising:
- a container comprising
- a floor,
- a roof,
- at least one wall associating the floor and the roof, the at least one wall defining an opening configured to provide access to the interior of the container, and
- at least one panel configured to close the opening;
- and
- at least one relatively smaller container contained within the container,
- wherein at least one of the container and the at least one relatively smaller container comprises an interior surface substantially covered with an intumescent material.
A method for improving a container's fire containment and/or fire suppression capability, the method comprising:
- providing a layer of intumescent material on at least one interior surface of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.