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US 4,690,180 AGranted
Cylinder rupture vessel
AssigneeIntegrated Environmental Services
InventorJeffrey W. Gold
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Abstract
A waste cylinder rupture vessel for release and recontainerization of toxic contents of compressed gas cylinders comprises an enclosed chamber which accommodates a plurality of bearing surfaces for supporting and positioning a target cylinder thereon. A puncture spike disposed within the chamber is adapted to puncture the target cylinder at its mid-section, thereby releasing its contents. Connections are provided communicating with the enclosed chamber for evacuating and recontainerizing the contents released by a punctured cylinder without release of the contents into the environment. All of the cylinder processing operations may be provided remotely.
Claims21
A waste cylinder rupture vessel, comprising:
- an enclosed chamber with a longitudinal axis;
- means for gaining access to the interior of said chamber;
- bearing means located within said chamber adapted to support thereon a target container to be ruptured;
- means for sealing said chamber;
- means for communicating with the interior of said chamber to purge the air from said chamber;
- means for communicating with the interior of said chamber to introduce an inert gas into said chamber;
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- puncture means including moveable parts which are disposed entirely within said chamber for puncturing at least one wall of said target container, said puncture means being positioned along said longitudinal axis of the chamber at the mid section of the chamber, said puncture means being adapted to puncture the mid-section of said target container whereby the contents of said target container are released, said contents being contained within said enclosed chamber.
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A waste cylinder rupture vessel comprising:
- an enclosed chamber with a longitudinal axis;
- means for gaining access to the interior of said chamber;
- a plurality of V-shaped bearing surfaces disposed along the elongate length of said chamber adapted to support thereon a target container to be ruptured;
- means for sealing said chamber;
- means for communicating with the interior of said chamber to purge the air from said chamber;
- means for communicating with the interior of said chamber to introduce an inert gas into said chamber;
- puncture means including moveable parts which are disposed entirely within said chamber for puncturing at least one wall of said target container, said puncture means being positioned along said longitudinal axis of the chamber at the mide section of the chamber, said puncture means being adapted to puncture the mid-section of said target container whereyby the contents of said target container are released, said contents being contained within said enclosed chamber;
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- means for evacuating from said enclosed chamber said contents released by a target container that has had its wall punctured by said puncture means, said means for evacuating being adapted to prevent release of said contents into the atmosphere.
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A waste cylinder rupture vessel comprising:
- an enclosed chamber with a longitudinal axis;
- means for gaining access to the interior of said chamber;
- a plurality of V-shaped bearing surfaces disposed along the elongate length of said chamber adapted to support thereon a target container to be ruptured;
- means for sealing said chamber;
- at least one purge connection communicating with the interior of said chamber adapted to purge the air from said chamber;
- puncture means including movable parts which are disposed entirely within said chamber for puncturing at least one wall of said target container, said puncture means being positioned along said longitudinal axis of the chamber at the mid section of the chamber, said puncture means being adapted to puncture the mid-section of said target container whereby the contents of said target container are released, said contents being contained within said enclosed chamber;
- means for evacuating from said enclosed chamber said contents released by a target container that has had its wall punctured by said puncture means, said means for evacuating being adapted to prevent release of said contents into the atmosphere;
- at least one drainage port communicating with the interior of said chamber adapted to drain from said chamber the liquids released by atarget container that has had its wall punctured by said puncture means;
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- means for recontainerizing said contents of said target container, said means for recontainerizing being adapted to prevent release of said contents into the atmosphere, said means for recontainerizing being adapted to prevent backflow of said contents into said enclosed chamber.
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