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US 12,065,827 B2Granted
Panel containment system and related methods
AssigneeAbatement Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBlair Lawrence Harber, Adam Brian Hunninck
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Abstract
A containment system for separating a containment area from an external environment may include one or more panel assemblies, various types of door assemblies, a flexible corner assembly, and other components that form a modular system capable of adapting to various configurations using a minimal number of fasteners, brackets, and/or clamps.
Claims8
A containment system for separating a containment area from an external environment, the containment system comprising:
- a flexible corner assembly configured to join adjacent panel assemblies of the containment system, wherein the flexible corner assembly comprises a corner body comprising:
- a first face;
- a second face opposite from the first face;
- a first projection extending outwards from the first face and extending along a length of the corner body;
- a second projection extending outwards from the second face in a direction opposite the first projection and extending along the length of the corner body, wherein the second projection is offset from the first projection in a lateral direction on the corner body;
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- at least one bending groove defined in the corner body between the first projection and the second projection in the lateral direction, wherein the at least one bending groove extends along the length of the corner body, and wherein the corner body is bendable via the at least one bending groove such that an orientation of the first projection relative to the second projection is adjustable,
- wherein the at least one bending groove is a first bending groove defined in the first face, wherein the corner body further comprises a second bending groove defined in the second face, wherein the second bending groove extends along the length of the corner body and is between the first bending groove and the second projection in the lateral direction, and wherein the corner body is bendable via the second bending groove.
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A containment system for separating a containment area from an external environment, the containment system comprising:
- a flexible corner assembly configured to join adjacent panel assemblies of the containment system, wherein the flexible corner assembly comprises a corner body comprising:
- a first face;
- a second face opposite from the first face;
- a first projection extending outwards from the first face and extending along a length of the corner body;
- a second projection extending outwards from the second face in a direction opposite the first projection and extending along the length of the corner body, wherein the second projection is offset from the first projection in a lateral direction on the corner body;
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- at least one bending groove defined in the corner body between the first projection and the second projection in the lateral direction, wherein the at least one bending groove extends along the length of the corner body, and wherein the corner body is bendable via the at least one bending groove such that an orientation of the first projection relative to the second projection is adjustable,
- wherein the flexible corner assembly further comprises a cover, the cover comprising:
- a first side edge extending along a length of the cover, wherein the first side edge comprises a first positioning rib;
- a second side edge opposite from the first side edge and extending along the length of the cover, wherein the second side edge comprises a second positioning rib;
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- a spacer extending outwards from the cover between the first side edge and the second side edge,
- wherein the first projection is configured to be positioned in a first channel of a first panel assembly of the adjacent panel assemblies, the first positioning rib is configured to be positioned in a second channel of the first panel assembly, the second projection is configured to be positioned in a first channel of a second panel assembly of the adjacent panel assemblies, and the second projection is configured to be positioned in a second channel of the second channel assembly.
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