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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1983
Filed:
May. 18, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald L Grosvenor, Wolverhampton, GB;
Michael Fox, Wheaton Aston, GB;
Assignee:
IMI Marston Limited, Wolverhampton, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220461 ; 220900 ; 2441 / ; 428912 ;
Abstract
An inner wall for a self-sealing fuel tank in which the inner wall is provided with a plurality of fronds bonded at one end to the wall, the fronds facing towards the inside of the tank such that on penetration of the wall of the tank by a projectile the fronds are carried by the surge of escaping fuel through the wall to become entangled in the hole and choke off escaping fuel.