Glove box shield

Patent · Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:7255592

Brackenbush, L W; Hoenes, G R

According to the present invention, a shield for a glove box housing radioactive material is comprised of spaced apart clamping members which maintain three overlapping flaps in place therebetween. There is a central flap and two side flaps, the side flaps overlapping at the interior edges thereof and the central flap extending past the intersection of the side flaps in order to insure that the shield is always closed when the user withdraws his hand from the glove box. Lead loaded neoprene rubber is the preferred material for the three flaps, the extent of lead loading depending upon the radiation levels within the glove box. 2 figs.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 4251123; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 6-036257
• OSTI ID: 7255592
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 4 May 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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