Gas containment system - Patent 1258670

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EP 1 258 670 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/24

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	20.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/47

(21)	Application number: 02253134.7

(22)	Date of filing: 03.05.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F17C 7/00, F17C 13/12

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

09.05.2001 GB 0111417

(71)	Applicant: The BOC Group plc
	Windlesham Surrey GU20 6HJ (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Smith, James Robert Somerset, BS28 4PA (GB)

(74)	Representative: Bousfield, Roger James et al
	The BOC Group plc Chertsey Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6HJ Windlesham Surrey GU20 6HJ (GB)

(54)	Gas containment system

(57) A gas containment system comprising a source of high pressure gas and means to regulate the supply of the gas to processing apparatus, wherein in the event of failure of the regulatory means, means are provided to direct gas escaping from the regulatory means in to a chamber at sub-atmospheric pressure.

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