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A pressure vessel having a housing forming a chamber of a polygonal cross-section, the sides of the housing being formed by at least one panel, the panel forming one side being connected to the panels forming an adjacent side by a connector assembly that permits the connected panels at the juncture

A pressure vessel having a housing forming a chamber of a polygonal cross-section, the sides of the housing being formed by at least one panel, the panel forming one side being connected to the panels forming an adjacent side by a connector assembly that permits the connected panels at the juncture of the connector assembly to pivot or move relative to one another in the substantial absence of any bending stress at such juncture, and a seal being used to form fluid-tight seals between adjacent sides.

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1. A pressure vessel, comprising:a housing having at least three connected sides and forming a chamber having a cross-section determined by the number of sides, said chamber having a first chamber opening, each of said sides comprising at least one side panel, each of said side panels having a web s

1. A pressure vessel, comprising:a housing having at least three connected sides and forming a chamber having a cross-section determined by the number of sides, said chamber having a first chamber opening, each of said sides comprising at least one side panel, each of said side panels having a web section with a first edge and a second edge, a first flange portion extending from said first edge of said web section, a second flange portion extending from said second edge of said web section, said first and second flange portions being substantially parallel, each of said panels having a first end and a second end; a connector on each of said flange portions adjacent each of the ends of said panel, each of said connectors having a leaf projecting outwardly of said end of said panel, each of said leaves having a first face and a second face, each of said leaves having an opening extending through and transverse to said first and second faces, the openings in the leaves on a given end of a panel being in register; the leaves on the connected ends of adjacent panels being spaced relative to one another so as to be interlaminated when an end of one panel is connected to the end of an adjacent panel, the bores of said interlaminated leaves being in register; a tie rod extending through the registered openings of said interlaminated leaves to hold the ends of adjacent panels in connected relationship; a fluid-tight seal for sealing between adjacent sides; and a first closure member sealingly secured over said first chamber opening.