Patent ID: 9649732
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B21K,B23P,F02M,Y10T

Claim:
1. A system for sealing a plurality of orifices through a wall of a vessel, the system comprising: a plurality of sealing members configured to releasably seal respective orifices of the plurality of orifices; and a base including a plurality of segments of the base, the base defining a central axis therethrough, wherein the base and the plurality of segments of the base are disposed along the central axis; each of the plurality of segments comprising: wherein a pair of adjacent segments of the plurality of segments define a slot therebetween and each segment of the plurality of segments is configured to deform toward the central axis on application of a force upon the outer surface thereof to bias the at least one sealing member into sealing engagement with a respective orifice of the plurality of orifices; and wherein the inner surface of each of the plurality of segments comprises an inclined portion, wherein the inclined portion of each of the plurality of segments is obliquely oriented with respect to the central axis of the base and angled to engage with and bias the at least one sealing member into sealing engagement with a respective orifice of the plurality of orifices of the vessel at an inclination angle of the inclined portion which is equal to an outlet angle of the respective orifice.