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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2003
Anthony D. Studer, Albany, OR (US);
Kevin D. Almen, Albany, OR (US);
David M. Hagen, Corvallis, OR (US);
David J. Benson, Albany, OR (US);
Cary R. Bybee, Lebanon, OR (US);
Anthony D. Studer, Albany, OR (US);
Kevin D. Almen, Albany, OR (US);
David M. Hagen, Corvallis, OR (US);
David J. Benson, Albany, OR (US);
Cary R. Bybee, Lebanon, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A fluid containment structure includes a containment vessel having an interior vessel space for fluid containment, and a fluid outlet communicating with the interior vessel space. A flexible bag with opposed side surfaces is disposed within the containment vessel, vented to an external atmosphere outside the containment vessel. A sacrificial bond structure is formed between the side surfaces, and restrains the side surfaces together until a back-pressure within the vessel space exerts sufficient force to break the sacrificial bond structure, allowing air from the external atmosphere to enter the bag and enlarge an interior bag space.