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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Graeme Huntley, Crawley, GB;
Assignee:
BOC Group plc, Windlesham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165 47 ; 277930 ;
Abstract
A conveyance vehicle for the transportation of a vessel to be evacuated includes a heat sink in the form of one or more heat pipes located adjacent a seal forming part of a gripper assembly. The heat sink inhibits degradation of the seal when subjected to elevated temperatures consequent to engaging the neck of the vessel to be evacuated.