Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

S Ross Lyons

Kurt P Rindoks

A compact fume hood arrangement includes a bypass channel mounted to a top panel of the fume hood which effectively extends a front open face of the fume hood upwardly providing an air path through the bypass channel which provides sufficient air flow to prevent disadvantageous air currents due to excessive face velocity. A vertical sash can be used such that raising of the sash proportionally closes the bypass channel while opening the open face of the fume hood.

Fume hood

An improved storage cabinet is provided which is particularly suitable for the safe storage of flammable materials. An embodiment of the cabinet includes two side-by-side doors which close toward each other. Each door is self-closing, being biased in a closed position by a spring. For convenience, each door can be retained in an open position by a chain. The chain includes a fusible link which melts in the presence of a dangerous level of heat, allowing the associated door to close. In order to protect the interior, the doors have overlapping edges. Accordingly, the cabinet has a closing synchronization mechanism which causes the dual doors to close in a predetermined order. Sequential closing is necessary to effect a proper overlapping of door edges, providing a heat shield. Furthermore, the doors are self-latching, as one door has an independent, three-point latching arrangement which engages the cabinet housing at the top and bottom as well as the first-closed door.

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Huntersville, NC, United States of America

S Ross Lyons