USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

Fred W A H Geurts

Paul V Cavallaro

Dustin T Green

Andrew W Hulton

Gregory J Gudejko

Michael G Hainsworth

Thomas W Kloehn

Lucienne R Simone

A soft transfer case for contaminated material is provided. The transfer case includes a film-laminated, woven textile exterior layer as a pouch. The cylinder is capable of being clamped at each end of the cylinder. An open end elastomeric bladder for containing the contaminated material is contained by the exterior layer. The bladder includes a seam to seal the open end with the material contained therein. Upon pressurization of the bladder, the exterior layer expands and a restraining force is generated between the textile layer and the clamps. A variant of the soft transfer case provides soft end terminations formed by fold-over regions at fold lines in the exterior layer. The exterior layer is fitted with matching locking straps affixed along a longitudinal exterior. The locking straps mechanically lock together. Lifting handles are also affixed to the exterior strength layer to ease transport of the transfer case.

Robust soft textile transfer package for contaminated materials with non rigid end terminations

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Methuen, MA, United States of America

Fred W A H Geurts