US4735155A
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Fire resistant enclosures
Assignee: Johnson Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-11-28
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Granted: 1988-04-05
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Expires: 2006-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A fire-resistant enclosure comprises a casing, a hollow internal compartment defined by said casing, a door opening defined in said casing and providing access to the internal compartment and a door fitted into and closing said opening. Both the door and at least that part of the casing defining the door opening are constructed primarily from rigid fire-resistant intumescent material comprising a resin incorporating a blowing agent such that when subjected to heat the material of the door and the material of the casing at the door opening swell towards each other and provide a heat and water resistant seal between said door and said door opening.
Inventors
- 👤 Hugh W. Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:51
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05G; E05G1/00; E05G1/02; E05G1/024
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A fire resistant enclosure comprising a casing, a hollow internal compartment defined by said casing, a door opening defined in said casing and providing access to the internal compartment, a door fitted into and closing said opening, both the door and at least that part of the casing defining the door opening being constructed primarily from rigid fire-resistant intumescent material comprising a resin incorporating a blowing agent such that when subjected to heat the material of the door and the material of the casing at the door opening swell towards each other and provide a heat resistant seal between said door and said door opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A fire resistant enclosure comprising a casing, a hollow internal compartment defined by said casing, a door opening defined in said casing and providing access to the internal compartment, a door fitted into and closing said opening, both the door and at least that part of the casing defining the door opening being constructed primarily from rigid fire-resistant intumescent material comprising a resin incorporating a blowing agent such that when subjected to heat the material of the door and the material of the casing at the door opening swell towards each other and provide a heat resistant seal between said door and said door opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A fire resistant enclosure according to claim 1 wherein a lock is provided mechanically connected to levers by means of an element formed from an intumescent material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
A fire-resistant enclosure according to claim 1 provided with a lock and wherein the said door has an aperture for a handle connected to the lock, the handle being made from a rigid fire-resistant intumescent material such that the material of the handle in the region of the aperture and the adjacent material of the door will swell to close the material together to bridge the aperture.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A fire-resistant enclosure according to claim 1 wherein an outer face of the door is substantially flush with an outer surface of the casing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A fire-resistant enclosure according to claim 1 wherein the sides of the casing have rounded corners.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A fire resistant enclosure according to claim 1 wherein the casing has a domed top and an opposite flat base.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
132 words
A fire resistant enclosure comprising a casing, a hollow internal compartment defined by said casing, a door opening defined in said casing and providing access to the internal compartment, a door fitted into and closing said opening, both the door and at least that part of the casing defining the door opening being constructed primarily from rigid fire-resistant intumescent material comprising a resin incorporating a blowing agent such that when subjected to heat the material of the door and the material of the casing at the door opening swell towards each other and provide a heat resistant seal between said door and said door opening wherein a thermal insulation material of an incombustible nature comprising microporous silicas, ceramic fibres and opacifiers is disposed between both the casing and door and the compartment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
132 words
A fire resistant enclosure comprising a casing, a hollow internal compartment defined by said casing, a door opening defined in said casing and providing access to the internal compartment, a door fitted into and closing said opening, both the door and at least that part of the casing defining the door opening being constructed primarily from rigid fire-resistant intumescent material comprising a resin incorporating a blowing agent such that when subjected to heat the material of the door and the material of the casing at the door opening swell towards each other and provide a heat resistant seal between said door and said door opening wherein a thermal insulation material of an incombustible nature comprising microporous silicas, ceramic fibres and opacifiers is disposed between both the casing and door and the compartment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A fire-resistant enclosure according to claim 7 wherein an outermost surrounding layer of mineral fibre and an inner layer of cellulose materialis disposed between both the casing and door and the compartment.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A fire-resistant enclosure according to claim 8 wherein aluminium foil is disposed between both the casing and door and the compartment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A fire-resistant enclosure according to claim 7 wherein the casing is provided adjacent to the compartment with an interior space substantially filled with a low-melting point wax.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A fire-resistant enclosure according to claim 10 wherein the door is provided adjacent to the compartment with an interior space substantially filled with a low melting point wax.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fire-resistant enclosure according to claim 7 wherein a lock is provided mechanically connected to levers by means of an element formed from an intumescent material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
67 words
A fire-resistant enclosure according to claim 7 provided with a lock and wherein the said door has an aperture for a handle connected to the lock, the handle being made from a rigid fire-resistant intumescent material such that the material of the handle in the region of the aperture and the adjacent material of the door will swell to close the material together to bridge the aperture.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
A fire-resistant enclosure according to claim 7 wherein the casing is provided with a metal exterior which is coated with a rigid fire-resistant material comprising a resin incorporating an insoluble blowing agent and the material displaying intumescent properties when subject to heat.
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