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US 8,663,422 B2Granted
Use of ceramic fiber fire barriers in vehicular compartments
OwnerGraig Cropperinventor
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Abstract
A ceramic fiber based fire barrier for vehicles contains and directs fires and prevents or substantially hinders fire or extreme heat from adversely affecting underlying materials. The fire barriers protect the vehicle and vehicle components from damage from fire and heat, and also provide increased protection to passengers. The fire barriers provide additional time to properly evacuate passengers from a vehicle in the case of an emergency.
Claims19
A fire barrier for vehicles comprising:
- a ceramic fiber based material extending so as to cover a surface, the ceramic fiber based material resisting combustion at elevated temperatures;
- wherein the ceramic fiber based material is attached to the vehicle;
- wherein the ceramic fiber based material encloses a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
- and
- wherein the ceramic fiber based material defines a channel which directs flames away from the passenger compartment of the vehicle and which directs flames away from the vehicle.
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A fire barrier for vehicles comprising:
- a ceramic fiber based material extending so as to cover a surface, the ceramic fiber based material resisting combustion at elevated temperatures;
- wherein the ceramic fiber based material is attached to the vehicle;
- and
- wherein the ceramic fiber based material encloses a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
- and
- wherein the fire barrier comprises a removable divider positionable inside of the passenger compartment to isolate a portion of the passenger compartment.
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A vehicle fire barrier comprising:
- a ceramic fiber based material which resists combustion at elevated temperatures;
- wherein the ceramic fiber based material is attached to a vehicle to cover a portion of the vehicle;
- and
- wherein the ceramic fiber based material defines a channel which directs flames away from said portion of the vehicle and directs flames away from the vehicle.
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A fire barrier for insulating a vehicle comprising:
- a ceramic fiber based material which resists combustion at elevated temperatures;
- wherein the ceramic fiber based material is attached to a vehicle so as to define a fire barrier;
- wherein the ceramic fiber based material is disposed inside of the passenger compartment of the vehicle;
- and
- wherein the ceramic fiber based material forms a removable divider which is selectively disposable inside of the passenger compartment to isolate a portion of the passenger compartment.
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A vehicle fire barrier comprising:
- a ceramic fiber based material which resists combustion at elevated temperatures;
- wherein the ceramic fiber based material is attached to the vehicle to cover a portion of the vehicle;
- and
- wherein the ceramic fiber material encloses a portion of the vehicle and wherein the ceramic fiber material defines a channel which directs flames from said portion of the vehicle away from the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.