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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2019
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Newport, RI (US);
Paul V Cavallaro, Raynham, MA (US);
Andrew W Hulton, Mansfield, MA (US);
Gregory J Gudejko, Framingham, MA (US);
Dustin T Green, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Fred W. A. H. Geurts, Methuen, MA (US);
Michael G. Hainsworth, Nashua, NH (US);
Thomas W Kloehn, Centreville, VA (US);
Lucienne R Simone, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Abstract
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.