Container assembly for use with a rapid transfer port

A rapid transfer port (RTP) system, comprising:

• an RTP comprising an RTP door, an RTP circular seal positioned around the door and spaced indentations, said RTP requiring rotation of a device being attached thereto;
• and,
• a container assembly for use with said RTP, said container comprising:
• a) a circular ring member having an interface end and a bearing system end, said interface end including a first set of ring member protrusions for engagement with RTP indentations of an RTP and a container assembly circular seal for providing sealing engagement of said ring member and the RTP;
• b) a circular enclosure door concentrically positioned within said ring member, said enclosure door including a first set of enclosure door indentations for engaging associated RTP door protrusions and a second set of enclosure door indentations for engaging a second set of ring member protrusions, said container assembly circular seal for further providing sealing engagement of said ring member and said enclosure door;
• c) a bearing system engaged with said bearing system end of said ring member;
• and,
• d) an enclosure having a bearing system engagement portion engaged with said bearing system wherein said bearing system provides relative rotation of said ring member and said enclosure about a central axis of said ring member, said enclosure further including an enclosure seal operatively engaged with said ring member for providing a sealing engagement between said enclosure and said ring member,
• wherein said enclosure seal, comprises:
• an o-ring positioned in a ring member facing groove of said enclosure;
• and,
• a sliding element positioned between said o-ring and a portion of a surface of the bearing system end of said ring member, wherein said o-ring provides a compressive force on said sliding element, which is transferred onto said ring member, and
• wherein said ring member provides the rotation required for proper attachment of the container assembly to the RTP without any requirement for rotation of said enclosure.

A container assembly for use with a rapid transfer port, the rapid transfer port (RTP) having an RTP door, an RTP circular seal around the door, and spaced RTP indentations, said RTP requiring rotation of a device being attached thereto, comprising:

• a) a circular ring member having an interface end and a bearing system end, said interface end including a first set of ring member protrusions for engagement with RTP indentations of an RTP and a container assembly circular seal for providing sealing engagement of said ring member and the RTP;
• b) a circular enclosure door concentrically positioned within said ring member, said enclosure door including a first set of enclosure door indentations for engaging associated RTP door protrusions and a second set of enclosure door indentations for engaging a second set of ring member protrusions, said container assembly circular seal for further providing sealing engagement of said ring member and said enclosure door;
• c) a bearing system engaged with said bearing system end of said ring member, said bearing system having a rolling element;
• and,
• d) an enclosure having a bearing system engagement portion engaged with said bearing system wherein said bearing system provides relative rotation of said ring member and said enclosure about a central axis of said ring member, said enclosure further including an enclosure seal operatively engaged with said ring member for providing a sealing engagement between said enclosure and said ring member,
• wherein said ring member provides the rotation required for proper attachment of the container assembly to the RTP without any requirement for rotation of said enclosure.

A rapid transfer port (RTP) system, comprising:

• an RTP comprising an RTP door, an RTP circular seal positioned around the door and spaced indentations, said RTP requiring rotation of a device being attached thereto;
• and,
• a container assembly for use with said RTP, said container comprising:
• a) a circular ring member having an interface end and a bearing system end, said interface end including a first set of ring member protrusions for engagement with RTP indentations of an RTP and a container assembly circular seal for providing sealing engagement of said ring member and the RTP;
• b) a circular enclosure door concentrically positioned within said ring member, said enclosure door including a first set of enclosure door indentations for engaging associated RTP door protrusions and a second set of enclosure door indentations for engaging a second set of ring member protrusions, said container assembly circular seal for further providing sealing engagement of said ring member and said enclosure door;
• c) a bearing system engaged with said bearing system end of said ring member, said bearing system having a rolling element;
• and,
• d) an enclosure having a bearing system engagement portion engaged with said bearing system wherein said bearing system provides relative rotation of said ring member and said enclosure about a central axis of said ring member, said enclosure further including an enclosure seal operatively engaged with said ring member for providing a sealing engagement between said enclosure and said ring member,
• wherein said ring member provides the rotation required for proper attachment of the container assembly to the RTP without any requirement for rotation of said enclosure.