Patent ID: 7343843
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: B65D,B65F,F42B

Abstract:
1. A container for mitigating explosions comprising: (a) a top, a bottom, and side, and wherein at least one of the top, the bottom, or the side is completely or partially lined with a shock attenuating material and an optional anti-ballistic material; (b) wherein the shock attenuating material is in the form of an assembly of two flexible sheets arranged one over the other and joined by a plurality of seams, the seams being arranged so as to form cells or recesses in the space between the sheets, and wherein the cells or recesses are filled with a blast mitigating material which is perlite; (c) wherein the top of the container is a removable lid, and the lid is completely or partially lined with a blast-attenuating material and an anti-ballistic material.