Patent · US Expired

Portable containment device for treatment of hazardous materials

US4812700A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
16References
26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 1, 1986
Grant dateMar 14, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25J21/02
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A containment bag system specifically used for the removal of asbestos insulation from asbestos covered pipes and valves without contamination of the worker or the surrounding environment. A method of removing asbestos and other hazardous materials from limited areas uses a safe containment system. A method for manufacturing the containment system includes heat sealing a length of lay-flat tubing along a bottom edge and preferably along two side edges.

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