Patent ID: 6640825
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B08B,G01M,Y10T

Abstract:
A leak identification and containment device adapted for application to a valve assembly protruding from a wall surface, said valve assembly including a conduit extending from said wall surface and a selectively operable valve coupled with said conduit and having an operating handle and a material outlet, said device comprising a flexible bag formed of light-transmitting synthetic resin material which is at least translucent and having an opening configured to receive said valve including said handle and outlet, and a portion of said conduit, a cinch strap adjacent said open end operable to close said bag opening around said conduit to thereby fully enclose said valve including said handle and outlet and said conduit portion within the bag, and a solid absorbent lining bonded along at least a-portion of the interior of said bag adjacent said valve outlet, said lining having a color which will change in the event of leakage of material from the valve by virtue of absorption of said leaked material by the lining to allow visual determination of whether the valve is leaking.