Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for non-conductive refrigerant line break
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Application No.: US16848636Application Date: 2020-04-14
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Publication No.: US11435108B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Raleigh D. Stewart
- Applicant: E. K. Fox & Associates, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: US VA Chantilly
- Assignee: E. K. Fox & Associates, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: E. K. Fox & Associates, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Chantilly
- Agent John L. Sotomayor
- Main IPC: F24F11/88
- IPC: F24F11/88 ; F24F11/89

Abstract:
The present invention is a device for providing a non-conductive refrigerant line break that provides an electrical discontinuity in a high-pressure metallic refrigerant line. The present invention could be used for the installation of HVAC units in which metallic refrigerant lines would necessarily penetrate a security partition or security wall. In an embodiment, a conductive line run external to a secure facility would be broken by a non-conductive line approximately contemporaneously with the conductive line's wall penetration or entirely within an internal cavity. The non-conductive line would run a distance determined by a consulting engineer to provide sufficient security given the application. The non-conductive line would then be attached to a conductive line within the secure facility. The present invention utilizes a non-threaded fitting extension to increase surface area for epoxy bonding.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210318020A1 Apparatus for Non-Conductive Refrigerant Line Break Public/Granted day:2021-10-14
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