Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for removing hazardous particulate and fibrous materials

US5131934A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 27, 1991
Grant dateJul 21, 1992
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/03
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A glove bag assembly comprising a glove bag adapted to be optionally sealed horizontally to create an upper and a lower portion; a valve assembly connected at its inlet to said lower portion via a conduit and at its outlet to a waste container; and vacuum-generating means communicating with splitter valve means, whereby the amount of vacuum applied to the entire assembly can be controlled.

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