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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Continental Disc Corporation, Liberty, MO (US);
Inventors:
Brian Francis Pittel, Overland Park, KS (US);
J. Kyle McCamis, Excelsior Springs, MO (US);
Assignee:
Continental Disc Corporation, Liberty, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/16 (2006.01); F16K 17/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/162 (2013.01); F16K 17/16 (2013.01); F16K 17/40 (2013.01); F16K 17/1626 (2013.01); Y10T 137/1692 (2015.04); Y10T 137/1729 (2015.04);
Abstract
An inlet support structure for use with a rupture disc, the inlet support structure including an annular member having an inner diameter, an outer diameter, a plurality of spaced apart cut-outs extending from the inner diameter towards the outer diameter, a central non-circular opening extending through the annular member and including the cut-outs, the cut-outs providing additional space for the petals of a rupture disc to be received therein when the rupture disc ruptures so as to provide a greater flow area through the rupture disc.