Impact resistant container for hazardous materials
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsThomas I. Insley, Laurel A. Alvarez
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Abstract
A container has a self-sustaining housing filled with a first sorbent body of compressed polyolefin microfibers, which body is formed with at least one pocket that snugly receives a vessel holding hazardous materials. The container is closed by a lid which is filled with a second sorbent body of compressed polyolefin microfibers, and when the lid is in place, the second body presses against the vessel to hold it snugly in place. At least a portion of the first sorbent body has a solidity of less than 20%, making it highly sorbent of liquids so that it can sorb any liquid that might leak from the vessel and thus help to prevent the liquid from escaping from the container.
Claims18
A container suitable for transporting vessels for hazardous materials, said container comprising
- a sorbent body formed with at least one pocket for receiving a vessel, which sorbent body comprises compressed particles of polyolefin microfibers and has a solidity of at least 10%, and at least a portion of the sorbent body has a solidity of from 10 to 20%,
- a self-sustaining housing encompassing the sorbent body and formed with an opening through which a said vessel can be introduced into and removed from said pocket, and
- a removable lid that closes the opening.
A container suitable for transporting vessels for hazardous materials, said container comprising
- a sorbent body formed with at least one pocket for receiving a vessel, which sorbent body comprises compressed particles of polyolefin microfibers and has a solidity of from 10% to 20%.
- a self-sustaining housing comprising a cylindrical shell which is closed at one end and a collar that closes the other end of the shell, which shell and collar together encompass the sorbent body,
- the collar being formed with an opening through which a said vessel can be introduced into and removed from the pocket, and
- a removable lid that closes the opening in the collar.
A container suitable for transporting vessels for hazardous materials, said container comprising
- a sorbent body comprising compressed particles of polyolefin microfibers, has a solidity of from 10 to 20%, and a second portion of which has a solidity of at least 30% and is formed with a plurality of pockets, each of which can receive a vessel,
- a self-sustaining substantially cylindrical housing encompassing the sorbent body, which housing is closed at one end and formed at its other end with an opening through which said vessels can be introduced and removed from said pockets, and
- a removable lid that closes the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.