Safety vessel and valve assembly
OwnerJohn E. Schwartzinventor
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Abstract
A safety vessel and valve assembly for storage and transport of chemicals is disclosed. The assembly includes a vessel housing a series of retracted valves. A thickened mounting plate provides an area to mount and protect the valves within the vessel, while attaching to the vessel in such a manner to maintain the smooth exterior surface of the vessel. An impact softener and heat resistant shroud covers the vessel exterior protecting the vessel, its valves and chemical cargo during a collision or other external forces.
Claims20
A safety vessel and valve assembly comprising:
- a vessel functioning as a storage or transport container for fluids and gases, said vessel having a generally smooth exterior shell surface and at least one opening therein;
- a series of valves for regulating the flow of fluids and gases into and out of said vessel, said valves being mounted to and through said vessel shell to the interior of said vessel;
- a reinforcement means including a mounting plate mounted entirely within said openings of said vessel, said mounting plate substantially increasing the thickness and strength of said vessel shell for protecting said valves;
- and,
- a protective means for preventing ruptures in said vessel.
A safety vessel and valve assembly adapted for containing potentially hazardous fluids and gases comprising:
- a vessel functioning as a storage or transport container for gas or liquid having a generally smooth exterior shell surface with at least one opening therein;
- a series of valves located beneath said opening in said vessel shell surface;
- a reinforcement means substantially increasing the thickness and strength of said vessel shell and positionable within at least one opening in said vessel while maintaining the smooth exterior surface of said vessel shell, said reinforcement means adapted for mounting and protecting said series of valves within the vessel;
- and,
- a multi-layered protective means including an impact and heat resistant shroud having a thickness greater on opposed ends of said vessel than on the sides of said vessel for preventing punctures and ruptures of said vessel shell surface on impact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.