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US 2011/0297683 A1Published application
Swing bolt splash shield
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorMark Anthony Quintel
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Abstract
A cover is provided for a removable pressure vessel lid and the cover has a peripheral flange extending over the interface of the lid and pressure vessel to direct escaping pressurized fluid away from the operator in the event of a seal leak or residual pressure upon release of the lid fasteners. The fasteners such as swing bolts engage slots in the lid flange; and, flow shields are provided on the fasteners to redirect fluid escaping at the slots and about the fasteners.
Claims10
A pressure vessel with removable closure and user pressure release protection comprising:
- (a) structure defining a generally cup shaped pressure chamber with a sealing surface disposed about the open end thereof;
- (b) a closure releasably disposed over the open end of the cup shape;
- (c) a sealing member disposed to seal between the closure and the sealing surface;
- (d) a plurality of quick-release fasteners operable to retain the closure in position over the pressure vessel;
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- (e) a removable flow shield disposed over said fasteners for, in the event of a seal failure, directing flow escaping about the fasteners away from the user, wherein the closure includes deflector surfaces disposed to direct escaping pressurized fluid in other portions of the closure away from the user upon release of the fasteners.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.