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US 2026/0177210 A1Published application
Relief valve protector
OwnerGeorge W. Smithinventor
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Abstract
A gas discharge safety system includes a gas conduit with one end connected to a pressurized tank and another end in communication with an outside environment. The gas conduit is arranged substantially perpendicular to the gas tank and above a head of a service technician such that pressurized gas that may escape from the tank will be safely discharged to the outside environment without endangering the technician.
Claims14
A gas discharge safety system, comprising:
- a gas conduit having a first discharge end and a second attachment end, the first discharge end being in open communication with an open-air environment;
- a boot having a first connection end and an opposing connection end, the first connection end being configured for connection to the second attachment end, and the opposing connection end being configured for connecting to a tank valve, the tank valve being in gaseous communication with a gas tank;
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- an adjustment mechanism attached to the opposing connection end and configured to tighten the opposing connection end around the tank valve, wherein when the opposing connection end is tightened around the tank valve, the gas conduit is arranged substantially orthogonally to the gas tank and gas within the gas tank is evacuated via the tank valve and discharged to the open-air environment and away from bystanders.
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A gas discharge safety system, comprising:
- a gas conduit having a first discharge end and a second attachment end, the first discharge end being in open communication with an open-air environment;
- a boot having a first connection end and an opposing connection end, the first connection end being configured for connection to the second attachment end, and the opposing connection end being configured for connecting to a tank valve or to a second gas conduit, the tank valve being in gaseous communication with a gas tank;
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- an adjustment mechanism attached to the opposing connection end and configured to tighten the opposing connection end around the tank valve, wherein when the opposing connection end is tightened around the tank valve, the gas conduit is arranged substantially orthogonally to the gas tank and gas within the gas tank is evacuated via the tank valve and discharged to the open-air environment and away from bystanders.
1 more element
A gas discharge safety system, comprising:
- a gas conduit having a first discharge end and a second attachment end, the first discharge end being in open communication with an open-air environment;
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- a boot having a first connection end and an opposing connection end, the first connection end being configured for connection to the second attachment end, and the opposing connection end being configured for connecting to a tank valve, the tank valve being in gaseous communication with a gas tank, the first discharge end being inaccessible to human contact when the opposing connection end is connected to the tank valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.