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Leak containment kit

CA 1215269 A · Owner: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company · Inventors: Fletcher, George P.; Henry, Harvey J.; Brittingham, Donald

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A leak containment kit for tank cars is disclosed. The kit is bolted to the manway cover of the tank car and surrounds all of the valves mounted on the manway cover. The kit provides means to connect each of the valves on the manway cover with a valve mounted on the external of the main body of the leak containment kit.

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  • Granted December 16, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 16, 2003.
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FiledSeptember 4, 1984
GrantedDecember 16, 1986
Term endedDecember 16, 2003
Patent numberCA 1215269 A
Classification (IPC)B61D5/00 +1 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedSep 4, 1984Patent grantedDec 16, 1986Term endedDec 16, 2003

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