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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
May. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allen S. Malsbury, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Ronald T. Myszka, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Mark Hassert, Summit, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Foster Wheeler USA Corporation, Clinton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 2/100 ;
Abstract
An unheading and containment system for unheading and heading a pressure vessel includes an unheading apparatus for removing a cover from a pressure vessel in an unheading operation and a modular enclosure, mechanism to substantially enclose the cover during the unheading operation. The unheading apparatus includes a cover removably secured to the pressure vessel, a lock plate cooperating with the cover, and a cover moving mechanism capable of moving the cover vertically and laterally.