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US 12,710,116 B2Granted
Cleanroom wall passthrough
AssigneeFast Valve LLC
InventorJohn Donahue
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Abstract
A passthrough for a barrier separating a first space from a second space includes a housing mounted to an opening that extends through the barrier. First and second doors selectively block the first and second spaces, respectively, from the opening. First and second upper sealing blocks cooperate with first and second lower sealing blocks, respectively, to define a number of apertures. Each apertures is sized and configured to selectively receive 1) a conduit extending through the corresponding upper and lower sealing blocks and having an exterior surface that sealingly engages aperture, and 2) a plug sized and configured to occlude the aperture.
Claims20
A passthrough, comprising:
- a barrier separating a first space from a second space, the barrier having a first side at least partially defining a portion of the first space and a second side at least partially defining a portion of the second space, the barrier further including an opening extending from the first space to the second space;
- a housing mounted to the barrier and extending through the opening, the housing defining a passageway extending from the first side of the barrier to the second side of the barrier, the housing including a first door selectively separating at least a portion of the opening from the first space and a second door selectively separating at least a portion of the opening from the second space, each of the first and second doors being mounted to the housing for reciprocating movement between an open position and a closed position;
- first and second upper sealing blocks, each having a plurality of first sealing recesses formed in a lower side thereof;
- first and second lower sealing blocks, each having a plurality of second recesses formed in an upper side thereof, wherein each of the first lower recesses corresponds to one of the first upper recesses;
- a first frame disposed within the housing and having a first recess proximate to the first space, the first recess being partially defined by a first inner wall and being sized and configured to slidably receive the first upper sealing block and the first lower sealing block, the first upper and lower sealing blocks being arranged so that each of the first lower recesses cooperates with the corresponding upper recess to form a first aperture extending from the first space toward the second space;
- a second frame disposed within the housing and having a second recess proximate to the second space, the second recess being partially defined by a second inner wall and being sized and configured to slidably receive the second upper sealing block and the second lower sealing block, the second upper and lower sealing blocks being arranged so that each of the first lower recesses cooperates with the corresponding upper recess to form a second aperture extending from the second space toward the first space;
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- a panel extending from the first frame to the second frame and maintaining a predetermined distance from a bottom of the housing to divide the passageway into first and second portions,
- wherein each of the first and second apertures is sized and configured to selectively receive 1) a conduit extending through the corresponding upper and lower sealing blocks and having an exterior surface that sealingly engages aperture, and 2) a plug sized and configured to occlude the aperture.
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A passthrough, comprising:
- a barrier separating a first space from a second space, the barrier having a first side at least partially defining a portion of the first space and a second side at least partially defining a portion of the second space, the barrier further including an opening extending from the first space to the second space;
- a housing mounted to the barrier and extending through the opening, the housing defining a passageway extending from the first side of the barrier to the second side of the barrier, the housing including a first door selectively separating at least a portion of the opening from the first space and a second door selectively separating at least a portion of the opening from the second space, each of the first and second doors being mounted to the housing for reciprocating movement between an open position and a closed position;
- first and second upper sealing blocks, each having a plurality of first sealing recesses formed in a lower side thereof;
- first and second lower sealing blocks, each having a plurality of second recesses formed in an upper side thereof, wherein each of the first lower recesses corresponds to one of the first upper recesses;
- a first frame disposed within the housing and having a first recess proximate to the first space, the first recess being partially defined by a first inner wall and being sized and configured to slidably receive the first upper sealing block and the first lower sealing block, the first upper and lower sealing blocks being arranged so that each of the first lower recesses cooperates with the corresponding upper recess to form a first aperture extending from the first space toward the second space;
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- a second frame disposed within the housing and having a second recess proximate to the second space, the second recess being partially defined by a second inner wall and being sized and configured to slidably receive the second upper sealing block and the second lower sealing block, the second upper and lower sealing blocks being arranged so that each of the first lower recesses cooperates with the corresponding upper recess to form a second aperture extending from the second space toward the first space,
- wherein each of the first and second apertures is sized and configured to selectively receive 1) a conduit extending through the corresponding upper and lower sealing blocks and having an exterior surface that sealingly engages aperture, and 2) a plug sized and configured to occlude the aperture.
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