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US 8,261,928 B2Granted
Swing bolt splash shield
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorMark Anthony Quintel
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Abstract
A cover is provided for a removable pressure vessel lid and the cover has a peripheral flange extending over the interface of the lid and pressure vessel to direct escaping pressurized fluid away from the operator in the event of a seal leak or residual pressure upon release of the lid fasteners. The fasteners such as swing bolts engage slots in the lid flange; and, flow shields are provided on the fasteners to redirect fluid escaping at the slots and about the fasteners.
Claims10
A pressure vessel with removable closure and user pressure release protection comprising:
- (a) structure defining a generally cup-shaped pressure chamber with a sealing surface disposed about the open end thereof;
- (b) a closure releasably disposed over the open end of the cup-shape;
- (c) a sealing member disposed to seal between the closure and the sealing surface;
- (d) a plurality of quick-release fasteners operable to retain the closure in position over the pressure vessel;
- and,
- (e) a respective removable blast shield disposed over each of said fasteners for, in the event of a seal failure, directing substantially all flow escaping about the fasteners away from a user, wherein the closure includes a flange disposed to direct escaping pressurized fluid in other portions of the closure away from the user upon release of the fasteners.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.