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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2016
Wayne Fueling Systems Llc, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey Reiter, Austin, TX (US);
Artemus A. Shelton, Hutto, TX (US);
Wayne Fueling Systems LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods are devices are provided for preventing fracture of a fluid-filled chamber or tank. In general an anti-fracture expansion device can be disposed internally within a fluid-filled chamber such that during a freeze event displaced fluid can compress or flow into the anti-fracture expansion device, thereby reducing the likelihood that the chamber will rupture. The internal disposition of the expansion device prevents it from interfering with other components that may be connected to or adjacent to the fluid chamber, thereby conserving space. In certain embodiments, the expansion device can have a dual function wherein it can act as a flow control valve in addition to functioning as an anti-fracture expansion device.