Patent ID: 9284101
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: B65D,F42B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An enclosure clamp system, comprising: a clamping member comprising at least one portion, wherein the at least one portion is configured to abut against an explosion-proof enclosure; a securing arm comprising a latching flange and a actuation end, wherein the latching flange of the securing arm is movably coupled to the clamping member; and an actuation base comprising a pivot point, wherein the actuation base is configured to mechanically couple to the explosion-proof enclosure, and wherein the actuation end of the securing arm is movably coupled to the pivot point, wherein the latching flange of the securing arm is coupled to the clamping member when the actuation end of the securing arm is in a first position relative to the actuation base, wherein the latching flange of the securing arm is decoupled from the clamping member when the actuation end of the securing arm is in a second position relative to the actuation base, wherein the clamping member applies a clamping force to the explosion-proof enclosure when the latching flange of the securing arm is coupled to the clamping member, and wherein the clamping force applied by the clamping member to the explosion-proof enclosure creates and maintains a flamepath between an enclosure body and a cover of the explosion-proof enclosure, wherein the flamepath is a gap between the enclosure body and the cover of the explosion-proof enclosure, wherein the flamepath allows the explosion-proof enclosure to withstand pressure associated with an explosion that originates within the explosion-proof enclosure while also allowing gases within the explosion-proof enclosure to escape to an ambient environment outside the explosion-proof enclosure when the pressure associated with the explosion that originates within the explosion-proof enclosure are present.