Sealable transportable container having improved liner
AssigneeAsyst Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAnthony C. Bonora, Robert P. Wartenbergh, Sudhir Jain, Mark R. Davis
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Abstract
A transportable, sealable container, for example a Standard Mechanical Interface (or SMIF) pod, including a box and box door. The box has a first sealing surface and the box door has a second sealing surface. A liner, preferably stainless steel, is attached to the inside surface of the box door. An elastomer sealing material is integrally molded to the liner. The sealing material forms a first seal with the first sealing surface and a second seal with the second sealing surface when the box door is moved in a sealing position with respect to the box.
Claims32
A sealable, transportable container, comprising:
- a box having a first sealing surface and an interior region;
- a box door having an interior surface;
- a liner provided on the interior surface of said box door;
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- a compressible sealing material, said sealing material being separate from and attached to said liner so that moving said box door to a sealing position with respect to said box causes said sealing material to form a seal with the first sealing surface to isolate the interior region from ambient atmospheric conditions, said sealing material being of one piece construction.
A sealable, transportable container, comprising:
- a box having a first sealing surface and an interior region;
- a box door having an interior surface;
- a liner provided on the interior surface of said box door;
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- a compressible sealing material, said sealing material being separate from and integrally molded to said liner and adapted to alter its shape so that moving said box door to a sealing position with respect to said box causes said sealing material to form a first seal with the first sealing surface, said sealing material being of one piece construction.
A sealable, transportable container, comprising:
- a box having a first sealing surface and an interior region;
- a box door having a length, interior surface, a second sealing surface and a first axis along said length and parallel to said length;
- a liner on the interior surface of said box door;
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- a sealing material including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being adapted to deflect and form a first seal with the first sealing surface when said first sealing surface is in sealing contact with said first portion, said second portion having a third sealing surface adapted to form a second seal with said second sealing surface when said first sealing surface is in sealing contact with said first portion, said first portion being displaced from said second portion along a second axis which is not parallel or perpendicular to said first axis, said second portion not deflecting when said first sealing surface is in sealing contact with said first portion;
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- a latch for holding said first sealing surface in sealing contact with said first portion.
A sealable, transportable container, comprising:
- a box having a first sealing surface and an interior region;
- a box door having an interior surface and a perimeter;
- a rigid liner provided on the interior surface of the box door;
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- a flexible sealing material, said sealing material being separate from and integrally molded to the liner so that a first seal is formed between said liner and said sealing material, said sealing material adapted to fit along the perimeter of the box door, said sealing material including:
- a lip, adapted to bend and alter its shape when in contact with said first sealing surface, said lip adapted to form a second seal with said first sealing surface;
- a first support, adapted to support said sealable material against said box door;
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- an engaging portion adapted to be integrally molded to said liner.
A sealable, transportable container, comprising:
- a box door having an interior surface;
- a liner provided on the interior surface of said box door;
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- a compressible sealing material, said sealing material being separate from and integrally molded to said liner so that moving said box door to a sealing position with respect to said box causes said sealing material to be in contact with said first sealing surface, said sealing material being of one piece construction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.