Gas line safety evacuation apparatus and method
AssigneesScott M. Perry, Georgia Carole, Eileen Gegax, Frank Gegax, Raymond J. Patterson
InventorScott M. Perry
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A gas line safety evacuation apparatus and method wherein earthquakes or other hazardous disruptive events are monitored and detected. Upon detection of an earthquake or like event, gas or other fluid lines are evacuated by an evacuation pump, and the evacuated gas is stored in a storage tank for future use. Control valves are activated upon detection of the earthquake to prevent additional gas or fluid from entering the lines.
Claims20
A fluid line evacuation apparatus, comprising:
- (a) monitoring means for detecting hazardous disruptive events;
- (b) means for evacuating flammable hydrocarbon fluid from fluid lines, said fluid lines communicating with at least one building, said fluid lines external to said building, said evacuating means responsive to said monitoring means;
- and
- (c) storage means for holding said flammable hydrocarbon fluid removed from said fluid lines by said evacuating means.
A gas line evacuation apparatus, comprising:
- (a) seismic monitoring means for detecting earthquakes;
- (b) means for evacuating flammable hydrocarbon gas from gas lines, said gas lines communicating with a plurality of buildings, said gas lines external to said buildings, said evacuating means responsive to said seismic monitoring means;
- (c) storage means for holding said flammable hydrocarbon gas removed from said gas lines by said evacuating means;
- and
- (d) control means for directing operation of said evacuating means and said storage means, said control means interfaced with said seismic monitoring means, said control means interfaced with said evacuating means.
A method for evacuating fluid lines, comprising the steps of:
- (a) monitoring and detecting hazardous disruptive events;
- (b) evacuating flammable hydrocarbon fluid from fluid lines in response to detected hazardous disruptive event, said fluid lines communicating with at least one building, said fluid lines external to said building;
- and
- (c) storing said flammable hydrocarbon fluid evacuated from said fluid lines.
A method for evacuating gas lines, comprising the steps of:
- (a) monitoring and detecting earthquakes;
- (b) evacuating flammable hydrocarbon gas from gas lines in response to detected earthquakes, said gas lines communicating with a plurality of buildings, said gas lines external to said buildings;
- and
- (c) storing said flammable hydrocarbon gas evacuated from said gas lines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.