Filament wound pressure vessel having a reinforced access opening

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5568878
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08605261

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A filament-wound pressure vessel is disclosed which has a reinforced access opening. The pressure vessel comprises a blow-molded one piece liner having an outer surface defined by a cylindrical sidewall and oblate ellipsoidal ends. The liner defines at least one access opening into the vessel and the access opening has a cylindrical neck portion and a liner flange extending radially outwardly from an open distal end of the neck portion. A cylindrical reinforcement member surrounds the cylindrical neck portion and has a supporting flange at one end thereof, which engages and annular face of the liner flange. The reinforcement member has a radially extending supporting foot at the other end thereof, which contacts the outer surface of the liner. The reinforcement member comprises a plurality of separable arcuate segments so that it may be assembled around the cylindrical neck portion of the liner. A resin-impregnated filament-winding covers the liner and the supporting foot of the reinforcement member.

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  • ESSEF CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
LeBreton, Edward T Mentor, OH 11 226

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