Patent ID: 7111637

Claim:
An enclosure system for a pressure relief device that regulates discharges of fluid from an electrical equipment housing comprising: a table that supports a valve assembly of the pressure relief device in a position above a flange that attaches the pressure relief device to the electrical equipment housing; the table having an extended portion that overhangs the flange; a peripheral shield mounted on the extended portion of the table and forming together with the table a sealing engagement for at least temporarily confining fluid discharged through the pressure relief device while preserving a clearance space beneath the overhung portion of the table for accessing the flange and attaching the pressure relief device to the equipment housing; a lid in sealing engagement with the peripheral shield for at least temporarily confining the fluid discharged through the pressure relief device; and the peripheral shield including upper and lower rims, the upper rim being in sealing engagement with the lid and the lower rim being in sealing engagement with the extended portion of the table.