Patent ID: 7975714
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A burst disk assembly for use in a pressurized fluid system for venting pressurized fluid from the system in the event that the pressure of the fluid exceeds a predetermined amount, said burst disk assembly comprising: a burst disk plug having a major axis, an approximately cylindrical surface generally concentric with said major axis and having a male thread thereon, a bleed channel extending generally axially through said male thread, said burst disk plug having an interior end, and an exterior end; a burst disk rupturably retained at about said interior end; and a pressure venting system, said pressure venting system including a fluid receiving port in said burst disk plug, said fluid receiving port being in fluid receiving position with said burst disk and in fluid communication with said bleed channel, said bleed channel being open to an ambient environment.