US5984126A
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Container with fire protective intumescent layer
Assignee: GREIF INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING & SERVICES LLC
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Filing: 1998-04-07
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Granted: 1999-11-16
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Expires: 2018-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A non-metallic industrial container having a fire resistant outer layer made from a polymer or other thermoplastic resin filled with an intumescent powder and forming part of the structure of the container is provided. The container may be a plastic drum, fibre drum, composite intermediate bulk container or other suitable industrial container. The intumescent layer protects the container from fire by expanding and charring when exposed to intense heat.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald A. Gordon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:16
CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62C; A62C3/00; A62C3/002; A62C2/00; A62C2/06; A62C2/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
A fire resistant container comprising an inner layer of structural material and an outer layer of thermoplastic resin filled with an intumescent powder, wherein the container is formed by coextrusion of the inner layer and the outer layer, the outer layer and the inner layer being integrally combined into a unitary structure to form a solid container wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
A fire resistant container comprising an inner layer of structural material and an outer layer of thermoplastic resin filled with an intumescent powder, wherein the container is formed by coextrusion of the inner layer and the outer layer, the outer layer and the inner layer being integrally combined into a unitary structure to form a solid container wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The container of claim 1 wherein the container is a plastic drum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The container of claim 1 wherein the container is an intermediate bulk container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
82 words
A method for making the fire resistant container of claim 1 comprising the steps of: (a) feeding the structural material into an extruder; (b) separately feeding thermoplastic resin filled with intumescent powder into another extruder; (c) coextruding a structural material/thermoplastic resin filled with intumescent powder laminate to form a multi-layer extruded tube parison; and (d) molding the parison leaving the extruder into a fire resistant container having a layer of structural material and a layer of thermoplastic resin filled with intumescent powder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the structural material is a thermoplastic resin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the molding step comprises blow molding the parison to form the container.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-11-15 | 2007-05-17 | 2007-11-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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