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US4844960A
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Time determinate fire protection blanket
Assignee: B&B PROGRESSIVE MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES Inc dba PROMATEC Inc
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Filing: 1987-04-14
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Granted: 1989-07-04
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Expires: 2007-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A fire protective blanket construction providing multiple time protection for application to electrical conduit and cable trays to preserve operation of electrical circuitry carried by the cables in the event of exposure to fire. Comprising the prefabricated fire resistant blanket are back-to-back blanket sections separated by a moisture impervious metal foil. Disposed within the outer of the blanket section on the exterior side of the foil is a transversely extending envelope containing a selected thickness of trihydrated alumina in powdered form. When exposed to high temperature, the trihydrated alumina emits a steam vapor for protecting the article to which the blanket has been applied for a time period correlated to the thickness and other thermal properties of the individual elements comprising the blanket.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard C. Spriggs
- 👤 William J. Chockey
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-07 10:49
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/16; A; A62; A62C; A62C3/00; A62C3/16; B32B15/00; B32B15/14; H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/04; H02G3/0406; H02G3/0412; B32B2262/00; B32B2262/10; B32B2262/105; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/30; B32B2307/304; B32B2307/306; B32B2307/3065; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/724; B32B2307/7242; B32B2307/7246; B32B2457/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/92; Y10S428/921; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/131; Y10T428/1314; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/256; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/654; Y10T442/656
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A flexible fire protection covering for providing time determined fire protection to an electrical article, said covering comprising: an inner blanket means of thermal insulating composition adapted to be placed contiguous to the surface of an article to be protected; an outer blanket means of thermal insulating composition overlying said inner blanket means; an amount of powdered hydrous oxide composition sufficient to emit a gaseous water vapor for a desired period of time upon exposure to surrounding temperatures of about 446° F. and above, said composition being confined within said outer blanket means; and a moisture impervious means disposed between said outer blanket means and said inner blanket means, which operates to shield said inner blanket means from vapor released by said powdered hydrous oxide composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A flexible fire protection covering for providing time determined fire protection to an electrical article, said covering comprising: an inner blanket means of thermal insulating composition adapted to be placed contiguous to the surface of an article to be protected; an outer blanket means of thermal insulating composition overlying said inner blanket means; an amount of powdered hydrous oxide composition sufficient to emit a gaseous water vapor for a desired period of time upon exposure to surrounding temperatures of about 446° F. and above, said composition being confined within said outer blanket means; and a moisture impervious means disposed between said outer blanket means and said inner blanket means, which operates to shield said inner blanket means from vapor released by said powdered hydrous oxide composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A covering in accordance with claim 1 in which each of said inner and outer blanket means includes a predetermined thickness of a ceramic blanket composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A covering in accordance with claim 2 in which said ceramic blanket composition comprises alumina silica.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A covering in accordance with claim 1 in which said hydrous oxide comprises trihydrated alumina.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A covering in accordance with claim 1 in which said moisture impervious means comprises a layer of metal foil between said inner blanket means and said outer blanket means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
131 words
A flexible fire protection covering for providing time determined fire protection to an electrical article against which it is applied, said covering comprising: an inner blanket comprising a predetermined thickness of a ceramic fiber blanket composition adapted to be placed adjacent to the surface of an article to be protected; an outer blanket of ceramic fiber blanket composition overlying said inner blanket; an amount of powdered hydrous oxide composition sufficient to emit a gaseous water vapor for a desired period of time upon exposure to surrounding temperatures of about 446° F. and above, said composition being confined within said outer blanket so as to be placed between said ceramic blanket composition and said inner blanket; and a layer of metal foil between said inner blanket and said powdered hydrous oxide composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
131 words
A flexible fire protection covering for providing time determined fire protection to an electrical article against which it is applied, said covering comprising: an inner blanket comprising a predetermined thickness of a ceramic fiber blanket composition adapted to be placed adjacent to the surface of an article to be protected; an outer blanket of ceramic fiber blanket composition overlying said inner blanket; an amount of powdered hydrous oxide composition sufficient to emit a gaseous water vapor for a desired period of time upon exposure to surrounding temperatures of about 446° F. and above, said composition being confined within said outer blanket so as to be placed between said ceramic blanket composition and said inner blanket; and a layer of metal foil between said inner blanket and said powdered hydrous oxide composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The covering of claim 6, wherein said ceramic blanket composition comprises alumina silica.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The covering of claim 6, wherein said powdered hydrous oxide is contained within a fiberglass cloth within said outer blanket.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The covering of claim 6, wherein said hydrous oxide comprises trihydrated alumina.
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