Swipe transfer assembly

Patent · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:868395

Christiansen, Robert M ^[1]; Mills, William C ^[2]

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1. Blackfoot, ID
2. McKeesport, PA

The swipe transfer assembly is a mechanical assembly which is used in conjunction with glove boxes and other sealed containments. It is used to pass small samples into or out of glove boxes without an open breach of the containment, and includes a rotational cylinder inside a fixed cylinder, the inside cylinder being rotatable through an arc of approximately 240.degree. relative to the outer cylinder. An offset of 120.degree. from end to end allows only one port to be opened at a time. The assembly is made of stainless steel or aluminum and clear acrylic plastic to enable visual observation. The assembly allows transfer of swipes and smears from radiological and other specially controlled environments.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC11-76PN00014
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 5131797
• OSTI ID: 868395
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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cylinder
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fixed
rotatable
approximately
240
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relative
outer
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120
allows
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stainless
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aluminum
acrylic
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enable
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smears
radiological
specially
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outer cylinder
assembly allows
glove box
stainless steel
controlled environment
visual observation
transfer assembly
sealed containment
mechanical assembly
glove boxes
swipe transfer
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