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US 4,349,054 AGranted
Method and apparatus for safely destroying aerosol containers
AssigneePlough, Inc.
InventorsDonald M. Chipman, Ray D. Bales
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for safely destroying aerosol containers are disclosed. The movement of the container is restrained. Inert media is disposed about a point of puncture, and the container is punctured at the point of puncture.
Claims19
A process for safely destroying an aerosol container containing flammable propellent comprising the steps of:
- a. restraining movement of said container,
- b. disposing and holding inert media that will prevent ignition of the aerosol containers flammable propellant around a point of puncture on said container, and
- c. puncturing said container at said point of puncture.
Apparatus for safely destroying an aerosol container containing flammable propellent comprising:
- a. means for restraining movement of said aerosol container,
- b. puncturing means adapted to penetrate said aerosol container at a point of puncture while the movement of said aerosol container relative to said restraining means is restrained,
- c. means for providing inert media that will prevent ignition of the aerosol containers flammable propellant to said point of puncture during penetration, and
- (d) wherein the element c inert media means comprises an inert media holder adapted to hold inert media around said point of puncture during penetration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.