Patent ID: 6142346
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: F17C,Y10T

Abstract:
A relief device for a high-pressure gas container, comprising:a main body having a generally uniform outer circumference that defines a bore, said bore in fluid communication with an interior volume of the high-pressure gas container;a rupture disc that relieves to the atmosphere the contents of the container when said container reaches a certain pressure, said rupture disc located within said bore and within the outer circumference of said main body;a threaded connection for sealingly engaging the relief device directly to the container; anda cluster nut that is adapted at its upstream end to sealingly engage said main body and retain said rupture disc within said bore, said cluster nut having a cluster nut bore in fluid communication with said bore when said rupture disc is ruptured, said cluster nut bore in fluid communication with the atmosphere, said cluster nut being substantially within the outer circumference of said main body and further wherein at least a portion of said cluster nut bore is oriented to direct fluid flowing therethrough against an inner wall of said main body bore.