Title: Fluid pressure relief device

Abstract: A pressure relief device in the form of a body provided with a bore and retained on a wall of a chamber with the bore opening thereinto and being outwardly flared. A deformable plug having a flared portion is frictionally secured in the bore, so that upon excessive pressure the plug moves into the bore beyond a relief port therein, with the flared portion being deformed by maintaining frictional engagement with the wall of the flared portion.

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Inventors: Wilcox, Stewart (Reseda, CA, US)

Application Number: 512649
Filing Date: 1974-10-07
Publication_date: 1976-05-04
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 137/67 220/89.2
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2429149	Oct, 1947	Wittenberg	220/203.
2673660	Mar, 1954	Nordin	220/89.
3496952	Feb, 1970	Amendola	138/89.
3574312	Apr, 1971	Miller	138/89.
3762778	Oct, 1973	Boggs et al.	138/89.

Other Refs: 942,912

Nov, 1963	UK

Primary Examiner: Cline, William R.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Cantor; Jay M.