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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dan A Nickens, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Earth Resources Corporation, Ocoee, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141 51 ; 141 65 ; 141329 ; 141 97 ; 294031 ; 29801 ; 222 87 ; 222 835 ; 100907 ; 81-32 ; 422900 ;
Abstract
A waste cylinder rupture vessel for release and recontainerization of toxic contents of compressed gas cylinders is defined by an enclosed chamber which accommodates a plurality of bearing surfaces for supporting and positioning a target cylinder thereon. A puncture spike disposed within the chamber is adapted to puncture the target cylinder at its mid-section, thereby releasing its contents. Connections are provided communicating with the enclosed chamber for evacuating and recontainerizing the contents released by a punctured cylinder without release of the contents into the environment. All of the cylinder processing operations may be provided remotely.