Patent ID: 6705242
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: F23G,F23M,F42B,F42D

Abstract:
A method of hermetically sealing openings of an explosion suppression chamber, said explosion suppression chamber having at least one opening susceptible to environmental leakage and an outside surface, said opening closed with a closing means, said method comprising the steps of:attaching a door to said explosion suppression chamber with an attaching means; and creating an airlock with a means of providing an airlock between said door and said closing means of said opening when said door is in a closed position by providing a cavity between said closing means of said opening and said door when said door and said closing means are both in a closed position, placing a sealing means between the intersection of said door and said outside surface of said explosion suppression chamber whereby when said door is closed an airtight seal is created between the intersection of said sealing means and said outside surface of said explosion suppression chamber, and adjusting air pressure within said cavity with a means of adjusting pressure that comprises at least one orifice located within said door and at least one hose, said hose having a distal end and a proximate end, said proximate end of said hose attached to said orifice with a connecting means, said distal end of said hose attached to an air pressure adjusting device.