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Double-wall vessel especially Dewar flasks, with wall spacer
Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich
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Filing: 1980-10-17
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Granted: 1982-08-10
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Expires: 2000-10-17
Abstract
Abstract A double-wall vessel has its inner walls spaced from the outer wall by a plurality of insulating spacers, each of which includes a thread stud affixed to one of the walls and reaching toward the other, the length of the stud being greater than the spacing tolerance of the vessel. On each thread stud is screwed a support body of thermally insulating material and arranged such that, wherein the body is screwed fully onto its stud, its maximum distance from the wall on which the stud is mounted is not greater than the minimum spacing between the two walls.
Inventors
- 👤 Johann Chatzipetros
- 👤 Manfred Helten
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 08:32
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J41/00; A47J41/02; A47J41/022; A47J41/028; F; F17; F17C; F17C13/00; F17C13/08; F17C13/086; F17C3/00; F17C3/02; F17C3/08; F17C2203/00; F17C2203/01; F17C2203/011; F17C2203/013; F17C2203/014; F17C2203/018; F17C2203/06; F17C2203/0602; F17C2203/0612; F17C2203/0626; F17C2203/0629; F17C2221/00; F17C2221/01; F17C2221/014; F17C2221/016; F17C2221/017; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2223/0161; F17C2223/03; F17C2223/033; F17C2260/00; F17C2260/01; F17C2260/011; F17C2270/00; F17C2270/05; F17C2270/0509; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A double-wall vessel comprising: an inner receptacle; an outer receptacle spacedly surrounding said inner receptacle and sealed thereto, said inner receptacle defining an inner wall and said outer receptacle defining an outer wall juxtaposed with said inner wall but spaced therefrom by an interwall spacing; and spacer means interposed between said walls, said spacer means including a plurality of spacer assemblies regularly spaced from each other, each of said assemblies comprising: a threaded pin fixed to one of said walls and reaching toward the other of said walls, said pin having a length smaller than said interwall spacing but greater than a maximum fabrication tolerance of said interwall spacing, and a thermally insulating body threaded onto said pin and engaging with a top of said body slidably said other of said walls, said top of said body having a maximum distance from said one of said walls when fully threaded onto said pin which is not greater than the minimum interwall spacing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A double-wall vessel comprising: an inner receptacle; an outer receptacle spacedly surrounding said inner receptacle and sealed thereto, said inner receptacle defining an inner wall and said outer receptacle defining an outer wall juxtaposed with said inner wall but spaced therefrom by an interwall spacing; and spacer means interposed between said walls, said spacer means including a plurality of spacer assemblies regularly spaced from each other, each of said assemblies comprising: a threaded pin fixed to one of said walls and reaching toward the other of said walls, said pin having a length smaller than said interwall spacing but greater than a maximum fabrication tolerance of said interwall spacing, and a thermally insulating body threaded onto said pin and engaging with a top of said body slidably said other of said walls, said top of said body having a maximum distance from said one of said walls when fully threaded onto said pin which is not greater than the minimum interwall spacing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
165 words
A double-wall vessel comprising: an inner receptacle; an outer receptacle spacedly surrounding said inner receptacle and sealed thereto, said inner receptacle defining an inner wall and said outer receptacle defining an outer wall juxtaposed with said inner wall but spaced therefrom by an interwall spacing; and spacer means interposed between said walls, said spacer means including a plurality of spacer assemblies regularly spaced from each other, each of said assemblies comprising: a threaded pin fixed to one of said walls and reaching toward the other of said walls, said pin having a length smaller than said interwall spacing but greater than a maximum fabrication tolerance of said interwall spacing, and a thermally insulating body of hemispherical shape threaded onto said pin and engaging with a top of said body slidably said other of said walls, said top of said body having a maximum distance from said one of said walls when fully threaded onto said pin which is not greater than the minimum interwall spacing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
165 words
A double-wall vessel comprising: an inner receptacle; an outer receptacle spacedly surrounding said inner receptacle and sealed thereto, said inner receptacle defining an inner wall and said outer receptacle defining an outer wall juxtaposed with said inner wall but spaced therefrom by an interwall spacing; and spacer means interposed between said walls, said spacer means including a plurality of spacer assemblies regularly spaced from each other, each of said assemblies comprising: a threaded pin fixed to one of said walls and reaching toward the other of said walls, said pin having a length smaller than said interwall spacing but greater than a maximum fabrication tolerance of said interwall spacing, and a thermally insulating body of hemispherical shape threaded onto said pin and engaging with a top of said body slidably said other of said walls, said top of said body having a maximum distance from said one of said walls when fully threaded onto said pin which is not greater than the minimum interwall spacing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The vessel defined in claim 2 wherein said body is an internally threaded solid body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The vessel defined in claim 2 wherein said body is formed as a shell.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The vessel defined in claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 or claim 10 wherein said body is composed of polytetrafluorethylene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The vessel defined in claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 or claim 10 wherein the space between said walls is evacuated and said vessel is a Dewar flask.
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