DOE Patents title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Device and method for remotely venting a container

Abstract

A device for venting a container having a bung includes a saddle assembly curable to a container and having a support extending therefrom. A first arm is rotatably secured to the support, and the first arm extends in a first direction. A second arm has a first end portion drivingly engaged with the first arm, so that rotation of the first arm causes rotation of the second arm. A second end portion of the first arm is positionable proximate the bung of the container. A socket is operably associated and rotatable with the second end portion and is drivingly engageable with the bung, so that rotation of the socket causes corresponding rotation of the bung for thereby venting the container.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. North Huntingdon, PA
  2. Idaho Falls, ID
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870974
Patent Number(s):
5634484
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B67 - OPENING, CLOSING {OR CLEANING} BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS B67B - APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16K - VALVES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC11-89PN38014
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
device; method; remotely; venting; container; bung; saddle; assembly; curable; support; extending; therefrom; arm; rotatably; secured; extends; direction; portion; drivingly; engaged; rotation; causes; positionable; proximate; socket; operably; associated; rotatable; engageable; corresponding; arm extends; operably associated; extending therefrom; drivingly engaged; /137/81/251/

Citation Formats

Vodila, James M, and Bergersen, Jeffrey A. Device and method for remotely venting a container. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Vodila, James M, & Bergersen, Jeffrey A. Device and method for remotely venting a container. United States.
Vodila, James M, and Bergersen, Jeffrey A. Wed . "Device and method for remotely venting a container". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870974.
@article{osti_870974,
title = {Device and method for remotely venting a container},
author = {Vodila, James M and Bergersen, Jeffrey A},
abstractNote = {A device for venting a container having a bung includes a saddle assembly curable to a container and having a support extending therefrom. A first arm is rotatably secured to the support, and the first arm extends in a first direction. A second arm has a first end portion drivingly engaged with the first arm, so that rotation of the first arm causes rotation of the second arm. A second end portion of the first arm is positionable proximate the bung of the container. A socket is operably associated and rotatable with the second end portion and is drivingly engageable with the bung, so that rotation of the socket causes corresponding rotation of the bung for thereby venting the container.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1997},
month = {1}
}

Patent: