Material containment enclosure

Patent Application · Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:10131678

Carlson, D O

An isolation enclosure and a group of isolation enclosures was designed which is useful when a relatively large containment area is required. The enclosure is in the form of a ring having a section removed so that a technician may enter the center area of the ring. in a preferred embodiment, an access zone is located in the transparent wall of the enclosure and extends around the inner perimeter of the ring so that a technician can insert his hands into the enclosure to reach any point within. The inventive enclosures provide more containment area per unit area of floor space than conventional material isolation enclosures.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A7678387
• Application Number: ON: DE93008230; PAN: 7-678,387
• OSTI ID: 10131678
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Apr 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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