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Manual relief gas vent

CA 1287339 C · Owner: W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. · Inventors: Edson, Steven Scott

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A manually operated vent valve assembly for a bung hole in a drum lid. The low profile valve assembly is inserted into the bung hole and the lid sealed. The drum is vented by opening a valve stem in the assembly. The vented gas leaves through a gas outlet which is recessed in a reservoir within the valve assembly. By filling the reservoir with fluid, the venting gas can be observed as bubbles.

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  • Granted August 6, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 6, 2008.
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FiledAugust 19, 1987
GrantedAugust 6, 1991
Term endedAugust 6, 2008
Patent numberCA 1287339 C
Classification (IPC)F16L55/18 +2 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedAug 19, 1987Patent grantedAug 6, 1991Term endedAug 6, 2008

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