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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:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald A Gordon, Wheeling, IL (US);
Assignee:
GBC Holding Co., Delaware, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220 6222 ; 220 881 ; 106 1811 ;
Abstract
A non-metallic industrial container having a fire resistant outer layer made from a polymer or other thermoplastic resin filled with an intumescent powder and forming part of the structure of the container is provided. The container may be a plastic drum, fibre drum, composite intermediate bulk container or other suitable industrial container. The intumescent layer protects the container from fire by expanding and charring when exposed to intense heat.