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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1976
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Herman Raes, Waasmunster, BE;
Assignee:
National Forge Company, Irvine, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220-3 ; 220 10 ; 220 71 ; 220327 ;
Abstract
A protective shield for a pressure vessel which includes a ductile member for absorbing kinetic energy released if the pressure vessel fails by a portion of the pressure vessel breaking-off and tending to fly away from the remainder of the pressure vessel; the ductile member or a portion thereof undergoing substantial deformation, but not breaking, when loaded by the portion of the pressure vessel which tends to fly-away when the pressure vessel fails.