| CPC A62C 3/002 (2013.01) [A62C 3/08 (2013.01); A62C 35/10 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
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1. A cargo container comprising:
a fire suppressant system, comprising:
a pressure vessel, filled with a fire suppressant, disposed within the cargo container, the pressure vessel having exterior defined by an outer wall,
the outer a-wall of the pressure vessel consisting of a single opening,
the single opening is a fire suppressant-opening that acts as (i) a fill opening that fills the pressure vessel with fire suppressant prior to sealing the fire suppressant-opening and as (ii) a distribution opening that distributes from the pressure vessel the fire suppressant after sealing the fire suppressant-opening;
a seal member that covers the fire suppressant-opening; and
a connection feature that is an eutectic solder and connects the seal member to the pressure vessel, wherein the connection feature that releases the seal member when exposed to a predetermined minimum temperature;
wherein:
the seal member is formed from a plate and is disk shaped;
the pressure vessel has a spherical exterior surface so that the spherical pressure vessel is a self-contained spherical container;
the fire suppressant-opening on the exterior surface is circular;
a first diameter defined by the circular fire suppressant-opening is greater than twenty-five percent of a second diameter defined by the spherical pressure vessel; and
the disk shaped seal member is larger than the circular fire suppressant-opening for sealing purposes, wherein the seal member is positioned against the spherical exterior surface of the pressure vessel when covering the circular fire suppressant-opening.
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