发明名称 |
COMPRESSIBLE DEVICE FOR FREEZE MITIGATION |
摘要 |
A system includes an enclosure and a compressible device. The enclosure forms a confined space where water can accumulate in ambient conditions that fluctuate between freezing and non-freezing water temperatures. The enclosure can contain a protected item within at least a portion of the confined space. The compressible device is within at least the portion of the confined space and compresses under pressure from an uncompressed state to a compressed state that increases the available volume for water within the confined space. The compressible device compresses from the uncompressed state to the compressed state under a first pressure force created by the expansion of frozen water within the enclosure. The first pressure force is less than a second pressure force capable of damaging the enclosure or the protected item. |
申请公布号 |
US2015362118(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.12.17 |
申请号 |
US201414302758 |
申请日期 |
2014.06.12 |
申请人 |
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. |
发明人 |
Emerson Rodney A.;Bradshaw Michael C.;Peterson Daniel L. |
分类号 |
F16L57/00 |
主分类号 |
F16L57/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A system, comprising:
an enclosure including a confined space where water can accumulate in ambient conditions that fluctuate between freezing and non-freezing water temperatures; a protected item within at least a portion of the confined space; and a compressible device, within at least the portion of the confined space, that compresses under pressure from an uncompressed state to a compressed state that increases the available volume for water within the confined space, wherein the compressible device compresses from the uncompressed state to the compressed state under a first pressure force created by the expansion of frozen water within the enclosure, and wherein the first pressure force is less than a second pressure force capable of damaging one of the enclosure or the protected item. |
地址 |
Arlington VA US |