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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Loren E Wood, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Black, Sivalls & Bryson, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220207 ; 220 / ; 137 / ; 285-3 ; 285 31 ; 285368 ;
Abstract
A preassembled pressure relief apparatus adapted to be clamped between a pair of conventional pipe flanges. The apparatus is comprised of a pressure rupturable member supported between a pair of complementary supporting members which include seating surfaces to coact with the annular seating surfaces of the pipe flanges. The supporting members are of a size and shape such that portions thereof extend radially outwardly beyond the boundaries of the annular seating surfaces, of the pipe flanges and means for clamping the supporting members and the pressure rupturable member together in preassembly are attached to such portions of the supporting members.