Repair apparatus

Abstract

A repair apparatus having a first assembly operable to be mounted on a work object to be repaired; a second assembly adapted to be secured on the first assembly in covering relation to a predetermined portion of the work object to be repaired; and a member interconnecting the second assembly and the work object to form a containment area bounded by the work object, second assembly and member.

1 . A repair apparatus comprising a first portion adapted to be mounted on a work object to be repaired; a second portion adapted to be secured on the first portion in covering relation to a predetermined portion of said work object to be repaired; and a member interconnecting said second portion and the work object to form a containment area bounded by the work object, the second portion and the member. 
   
   
       2 . The repair apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said second portion has an edge portion upon which said member is mounted and which, in a work position, engages said work object extending about said predetermined portion in substantially sealing engagement therewith. 
   
   
       3 . The repair apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said member is constructed of compressible material which, in said work position, is compressed between said edge portion and the work object to establish said substantially sealing engagement therewith. 
   
   
       4 . The repair apparatus of  claim 1  in which the work object to be repaired has a mounting portion which is conventionally used on the work object for a given purpose and wherein said first portion of the repair apparatus is adapted to be mounted on said mounting portion in a work position. 
   
   
       5 . The repair apparatus of  claim 4  in which said work object is a container housing a substance to be dispensed, said mounting portion is conventionally used on the work object for the given purpose of mounting a protective housing in covering relation to a valve assembly operable to dispense the substance from the container and in which said protective housing is conventionally removed from said mounting portion before dispensing of said substance from the container using said valve assembly and wherein, in the event said predetermined portion is leaking said substance from the container, the first portion of the repair apparatus can be mounted on said mounting portion in said work position. 
   
   
       6 . The repair apparatus of  claim 5  wherein said second portion of the repair apparatus is a containment vessel defining said containment area therewithin together with the work object, the first portion and the member substantially to seal said predetermined portion therewithin. 
   
   
       7 . The repair apparatus of  claim 6  wherein an auxiliary valve assembly is mounted on the containment vessel in communication with said containment area operable to release the contents of the containment area therethrough to the exterior of the containment area. 
   
   
       8 . The repair apparatus of  claim 7  wherein the auxiliary valve assembly has a nozzle operable to receive a conduit thereon for transporting said content therefrom to a secondary location and a handle operable to control the volume of said contents released from the containment area through said auxiliary valve assembly. 
   
   
       9 . The repair apparatus of  claim 6  in which said mounting portion of the container has screwthreads thereabout and wherein the first portion of said repair apparatus has screw threads dimensioned screwthreadably to engage the screw threads of said mounting portion to mount the first portion of the repair apparatus on the mounting portion of said container. 
   
   
       10 . The repair apparatus of  claim 9  wherein said first portion has a screw threaded securing bolt extending endwardly therefrom to a distal end portion, the containment vessel has a hole therein through which the securing bolt extends in a sealing configuration and a securing nut operable to be mounted on a distal end portion of the securing bolt bearing downwardly on the containment vessel in said sealing configuration to establish said containment area within the containment vessel.