PROTECTION CAP ASSEMBLY WITH LEAK DETECTION CAPABILITY FOR A PRESSURIZED VALVE

申请公布号：: WO2011146502(A8)
申请号：: WO2011US36833
申请日期：: 2011.05.17
申请公布日期：: 2012.06.28
申请人：: TAYLOR INNOVATIONS, L.L.C.;TAYLOR, JULIAN, S.;ROONEY, CHRISTOPHER, F.;WISNER, MATTHEW, RYAN;BOYD, III, JOHN, ALAN
发明人：: TAYLOR, JULIAN, S.;ROONEY, CHRISTOPHER, F.;WISNER, MATTHEW, RYAN;BOYD, III, JOHN, ALAN
分类号：: F16K37/00
主分类号：: F16K37/00
摘要：: <p>A cap assembly (102, 120, 130, 140, 150, 170, 190, 200, 230, 250, 280) adapted to detect a leak through a pressurized valve (100, 202). In accordance with various embodiments, the cap assembly includes a body (104, 121, 141, 141, 152, 171, 191, 204, 232, 252), adapted for placement in fluid communication with the valve, and a sensor (110, 110A, 110B, 174, 192, 214, 238, 262, 282) supported by the body to provide human sensory indication of pressurized fluid leaking from the valve in its closed position. In various embodiments, the sensory indicator can be a whistle that makes an audible sound, a light emitting device that emits a visible light, etc. In further embodiments, the cap assembly body can be coupled to a conduit (122) via a tether (106, 124, 154, 206, 254) and ejected therefrom responsive to exhausted pressurized fluid when the valve transitions to an open position.</p>