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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Umang Shukla, Jenison, MI (US);
Jeremy Mead, Decatur, AL (US);
Elizabeth Dietrich, Huntsville, AL (US);
Vishwatej Mane, Allendale, MI (US);
Brennen Auerbach, Tuscumbia, AL (US);
Fiorella McNamara, Glenview, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to a venting system that includes a lid or base with a center wall that defines a central longitudinal axis, and a total radius that is measured from the longitudinal axis to an outermost surface of the lid or base. The venting system further includes a pressure relief feature that is disposed along the lid or base. The pressure relief feature includes at least a first venting feature defining a thinned region of the lid or base, a venting radius is measured from the longitudinal axis to an outermost extent of the first venting feature, and the venting radius is between about 5% and about 25% of the total radius of the lid or base.