Portable containment sleever apparatus

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000

OSTI ID:872962

Rea, Michael J ^[1]; Brown, Roger A ^[1]

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1. North Augusta, SC

A sleever apparatus includes an inner member with a central passage through which an item to be sleeved is passed. An outer member surrounds the inner member and defines a space between the members for holding a supply of containment material, which is preferably plastic sleeving. The apparatus has a handle which allows a user to hold the apparatus and walk the apparatus along the length of the item to be sleeved. As the user passes the item through the sleever apparatus, the containment material exits through a slit at one end of the apparatus in order to contain the item. The sleever apparatus may be formed of disposable materials, such as cardboard, and may be intended for a single use application. Alternatively, the sleever apparatus may be comprised of more permanent materials such as PVC or fiberglass. The sleever apparatus may include a serrated end for cutting the containment material and may include appropriate tubing and valves for either directing an inert gas into the containment material around the item or for withdrawing air from within the containment material in order to create a vacuum. In one embodiment, the sleever apparatus has a cartridge that can be replaced with another cartridge once the supply of the containment material has been depleted.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• Assignee: Westinghouse Savannah River Company LLC (Aiken, SC)
• Patent Number(s): US 6052972
• OSTI ID: 872962
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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containment
sleever
apparatus
inner
central
passage
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sleeved
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defines
space
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material
preferably
plastic
sleeving
handle
allows
user
hold
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length
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slit
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formed
disposable
materials
cardboard
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application
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comprised
permanent
pvc
fiberglass
serrated
cutting
appropriate
tubing
valves
directing
inert
gas
withdrawing
air
create
vacuum
embodiment
cartridge
replaced
depleted
central passage
sleever apparatus
inert gas
drawing air
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