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Transportable environmentally safe chemical dispense module

US5255821A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 1992
Grant dateOct 26, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7043
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A transportable environmentally safe chemical dispense module including a rigid structure forming an environmentally secure work chamber having at least two passageways for human ingress and egress, a containment chamber formed at the bottom thereof beneath a liquid-permeable floor, a container for supply chemicals, a dispensing unit and associated piping for withdrawing chemical from the supply container, passing it through a filtration systems and into a holding container, and dispensing it to a piping interface in a wall of the enclosure. Internal electrical wiring and associated monitoring and control apparatus are likewise connected to a service interface formed in a wall of the enclosure. Other features such as air purifiers, alarm systems, emergency showers, and eye wash sprays for accommodating the safety of both worker and environment are also included.

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