{"operation":"document","citation":"98-0186","title":"Exxel/Atmos, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1995-10-12","effective_on":null,"summary":"98-0186 response to Exxel/Atmos, Inc. concerning 173.115.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0186.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0186.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0186","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1998/980186.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n•\n•\nof Transportation\nU.S.Department\nWashington, D C\n400 Seventh Street. S W\n20590\nResearch and\nAdministration\nSpecial Programs\nOCT 12 1995\nMx. John A. Del Grosso\nDirector of Technical\n33 Schoolhouse Road\nExxel/Atmos, Inc.\nServices\nSomerset, NJ\n08873\nDear Mr. Del Grosso:\nThis is in reply to your letter of August 23, 1995, requesting\npsi), non-aerosol\nonfirmation that your company's low pressure less than 40\ncompressed gas\ndispensing system is not regulated\nas a\nRegulations\nas Packaging\nCFR\nParts\nunder\n171-180).\nthe Hazardous Materials\ninformation on the contents of the container.\nYou\nprovided no\nThe drawings you enclosed show the system consists of a pleated\ninner plastic bottle fitted with a valve and surrounded with a\nrubber sleeve that is placed inside of an outer container. You\nstated\ncontents of the bot\nthe bottle causes\nexpanded rubber sleeve on the\nthe valve using no\nthe contents to be\ngas propellant.\nBased on\n• expelled\ninformation you provided, if the internal\ncontainer is under 40 psi, and no hazardous material is\npressure of the\ncontained in the package, the package is not regulated under\nthe HMR.\n171.8.\nSee definition of \"hazardous material\" in 49 CFR\nneptutou for your inquiry. I hope this information is\nSincerely,\nBeth 2 Amo\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nExxel / ATMAS,\" Inc.\nmatin\n33 Schoolhouse Road • Somerset, NJ 08873 • (908) 560-3655\nFax (908) 560-0119\nFile: 173.115\nSC: 518,118\nAugust 23, 1995\nDECENET\n114125\nMr. Edward Mazzullo\nU.S. Department of Transportation\n400 7th Street Sw\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards DHM-10\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nDear Mr. Mazzullo,\nI called your office today and spoke with Ms. Eileen Martin. She\nis very knowledgeable, and was courteous and helpful.\nrecommended I write to\nrequest a letter of interpretation from\nShe\nyour office for our unique non-aerosol dispensing system.\nour customers frequently request from us DOT information with\nis being shipped after filling. Ms. Martin's opinion was that\nregard to any regulations that may apply to this package when it\nthis dispensing system would not be regulated because of the low\noperating pressure. I am certain a written response from your\noffice would greatly enhance our information packet we send to\nour potential customers.\nATMOS is\nwhich utilizes pressure from an expandable rubber sleeve to\na low pressure (less than 40 psi) dispensing system\nsqueeze the products from the container when the dispensing\nactuator is pressed.\nused at any time with this dispensing system.\nThere are no compressed gas propellants\nEnclosed is an information packet for the AIMOS package. I have\npackage. Please call me at (908) 560-3655 if you need anything\nincluded detailed article drawings and a description of the ATMOS\nto complete this request.\nThank you for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from\nyou soon.\nSincerely\nirector of Technical Services\n•\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nATMOS Overview\n•\nSection 1\nATMOS Overview\nThe ATMOS\nATMOS is a unique, gas-free aerosol dispensing system that\nSystem\ndelivers a variety of benefits:\n• Safety\n• Purity\n• Convenience (360° continuous spray)\nThe cost effective ATMOS package is adaptable to a wide range of\nproduct viscosities and is able to accommodate a broad array of\nouter packaging designs.\nHow ATMOS ATMOS is best described as a package within a package.\nWorks\nThe five step process starts with a polyethylene terephthalate (PET)\nplastic bottle (the recyclable kind used to make soda bottles) that is\npleated and fitted with a valve. The bottle is inserted into a rubber\nsleeve, placed in an outer container made from recyclable plastic,\nmetal, glass and other materials, then filled with product. The\ncontents are injected under pressure, which expands the bottle and\nstretches the rubber sleeve. The rubber's propensity to contract\nprovides the pressure to produce the spray. The figure below\nshows this process.\nATMOS* The Continuous Dispensing System\nO1LI\nA molded\n1. Pleated\n2. Inserted into a\n3. Fitted with\nET bottle is:\nrubber sleeve\na valve\n4. Placed in an\nand filled.\nouter container\nExxel / ATMOS Technical Reference\n1-1\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nDATE SYM\n•\nS.S.\nVALVE\nSPRING\n-\nSPRING CUP\nVALVE\nPET BARRIER BAG\nGASKET\nVALYE\nDISC\nALUMINUM\nFERRULE\n-\n•\n(EXCRAT AR NOTROS\nTOLERANCES\nEXX\nDECIMAL\nMATERIAL:\nSCALI\n*\nAS SHOWN\nFRACTIONAL\nTITLE\nPOWER ASSEMBL\nRUNING 40-21\n:\nANGULAR\nDATE\nDRAWING NUMBER\n11-9-87\nP. I. B. 2.\n•APPENDIX A\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\n[DATE aYM\nITEM\nDESCRIPTION\n729฿D MAX.\nD\nTITL\nVALVE FERRULE\nLADI\n2\nBARRIER BAG\nENERGY SLEEVE\n3\nMAX.\n0,960\"\n-\n0. 225\"..\nMAX.\n-7.050\"\n•\n•\n•\nNOTES\nI DIMENSIQNS SHOWN ARE FOR REFERENCE\n-\nONLY.\nTOLERANCES\n...EXX\n2. DO NOT SCALE DRAWING.\nDECiMAL.\nMAXIMUM FILL:\nSCA\n230 ML.\nPRACTIORA.\n##'230 ML. POWE\nANGULAR\n10 13-88 |\nDATE\nDRAWING NUMBER\nP. I.B.:\nAPPENDIX G","truncated":false,"body_characters":4759}