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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Kidde Graviner Limited, Slough, Berkshire, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KIDDE GRAVINER LIMITED, Colnbrook, Slough, Berkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/38 (2006.01); F16K 17/40 (2006.01); A62C 37/48 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/02 (2006.01); A62C 3/07 (2006.01); A62C 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/403 (2013.01); A62C 37/48 (2013.01); F16K 31/002 (2013.01); F16K 31/025 (2013.01); A62C 3/07 (2013.01); A62C 35/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A frangible plug for use in a valve mechanism, the frangible plug including a first section having a first end and an opposing second section having a second end and a cylindrical sidewall extending between the first and second ends. Also including means for applying a force on the cylindrical sidewall of the frangible plug such that the first section fractures from the opposing second section, and wherein the means for applying a force on said cylindrical sidewall extends circumferentially around the outer circumference of the sidewall.