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US 9,834,374 B2Granted
Air cargo container
AssigneeAdvanced Composite Structures, LLC
InventorThomas R. Pherson
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Abstract
Composite panel for air cargo containers including a fire resistant, closed cell foam core, a skin attached to at least one surface of the core formed by fire resistant fibers in a matrix resin, wherein the panel will contain an internal fire with temperatures of up to 1500° F. for a period of at least 4 hours.
Claims19
Composite panel for containers providing resistance to fire emanating from within the interior of the container and comprising:
- a foam core made from a fire-resistant, closed cell foam and having a density of between 0.75 lbs/ft3 and 20.0 lbs/ft3 and a substantially uniform thickness of at least 0.1 inch;
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- a skin attached to each surface of the core, at least one of the skins is a fire resistant skin formed by fire resistant fibers having a melt temperature of least 1200° F. with fire resistant a matrix resin spread throughout the fibers, the resin composition being such that it does not melt, support flame, or completely degrade in the presence of temperatures up to 1500° F.;
- wherein the composite panel is of such construction as to be able to block an internal fire with temperatures of up to 1500° F. for a period of at least four hours.
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Air cargo container providing resistance to fires emanating from the interior comprising:
- a plurality of side walls, a rear wall, and a roof connected together so as to form an enclosure, each of the walls and the roof formed of at least one composite panel, each composite panel further comprising:
- a foam core made from a fire-resistant, closed cell foam and having a density of between 0.75 lbs/ft3 and 20.0 lbs/ft3 and a substantially uniform thickness of at least 0.1 inch;
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- a skin attached to each surface of the core, at least one of the skins in a fire resistant skin formed by fire-resistant fibers having a melt temperature of at least 1200° F. with a fire resistant matrix resin spread throughout the fibers, the resin composition being such that it does not melt, support flame, or completely degrade in the presence of temperatures up to 1500 ° F.;
- wherein the composite panels are of such construction as to be able to contain an internal fire with temperatures of up to 1500 ° F. for a period of at least four hours.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.