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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1990
Joseph P Gillis, Westborough, MA (US);
Jordan N Jacobs, Randolph, MA (US);
Fenwal Safety Systems, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
An explosion protection system including a container adapted to contain an explosion suppressant under pressure and defining a discharge outlet; a primary storage volume, and an auxiliary storage volume disposed between the discharge outlet and the primary storage volume and communicating therewith; a closure member covering the discharge outlet; an explosive charge disposed in the container adjacent to the closure member and adapted to create explosive forces that rupture the closure member; and a dispersible explosion suppressant retained under pressure in the primary storage volume and having a given degree of compressibility. Also included is an explosive force transmitting agent filling the auxiliary storage volume and having a degree of compressibility less than the given degree.