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Title: Glovebox plug for glove changing

Abstract

A plug for use in plugging a glove opening of a glovebox when the glove is eplaced. An inflated inner tube which is retained between flat plates mounted on a threaded rod is compressed in order to expand its diameter to equal that of the inside of the glove opening.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Tesuque, NM
  2. (Los Alamos, NM)
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
868237
Patent Number(s):
5104206
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B25 - HAND TOOLS B25J - MANIPULATORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
glovebox; plug; glove; changing; plugging; eplaced; inflated; inner; tube; retained; flat; plates; mounted; threaded; rod; compressed; expand; diameter; equal; inside; flat plate; inner tube; flat plates; plates mounted; /312/

Citation Formats

Carlson, David O, and Shalkowski, Jr., Edward. Glovebox plug for glove changing. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Carlson, David O, & Shalkowski, Jr., Edward. Glovebox plug for glove changing. United States.
Carlson, David O, and Shalkowski, Jr., Edward. Wed . "Glovebox plug for glove changing". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868237.
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author = {Carlson, David O and Shalkowski, Jr., Edward},
abstractNote = {A plug for use in plugging a glove opening of a glovebox when the glove is eplaced. An inflated inner tube which is retained between flat plates mounted on a threaded rod is compressed in order to expand its diameter to equal that of the inside of the glove opening.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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