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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Rahul N. Gami, Dunlap, IL (US);
Marion B. Grant, Princeville, IL (US);
John S. Miller, Jr., Chillicothe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21K 21/08 (2006.01); F02M 61/16 (2006.01); B23P 17/00 (2006.01); B23P 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 61/168 (2013.01); B21K 21/08 (2013.01); B23P 9/00 (2013.01); B23P 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for sealing one or more orifices on a vessel for pressurizing fluid is provided. The device includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface includes one or more substantially semi-spherical protrusions corresponding to the orifices. The protrusions are configured to contact with edges of the orifices and seal the orifices.