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Over this opening is placed a cap 9 having
perforations 10 through the walls thereof.
Within the cap is located a tubular chamber
11 having therein a filling 5a of material
5 such as metallic wool consisting of a mass of
refractory resilient filaments as before de-
scribed, this being held in .place by the per-
forated or reticulated plates or disks 12.
I have shown a pair of these disks or plates
10 12 at each end of the chamber 11. It will be
seen that this construction is practically the
same as that before described. It is simply a
duct or passage having therein a filling coti-
sisting of a tangled mass of resilient, refrac-
15 tory filaments.
It is- to be undersood that the devices
shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are merely illustra
tive of my invention and that the principle
of the invention may be-applied to any form
23 of holder or container for explosive fluids,
and that any form of duct 'r passage may
be protected by the use o my, improved
screen.
Having thus described the invention, what
is claimed as new is: 25
1. A container for explosive and inflam-
mable fluids, said container having a duct,
and a filling of metallic wool disposed in the
cuct, the interstices between the filaments of
wool permitting the passage of liquid front 30
the container.
2. A protective screen for containers hold-
ig explosive, inflammable fluids, consisting
of a resilient mass formed of loose, irregu-
larly contacting, independent, separated fila- 35
ments of resilient, refractory material, the
resiliency of the filaments separating them
from each other and maintaining open pas-
sages throughout the mass.
In testimony whereof, I affix my signature 40
in presence of two witnesses.
ROBERT L. ZILLER. [L. S.]
Witnesses :
FRED. STERZING,
WLL~uD H. CULLEN.