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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Claude Doche, Claix, FR;
Assignee:
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device and process for transporting flat objects confined in a specific atmosphere. The device comprises at least one assembly provided with several thin, flat cells (,) that open onto a lateral face (,) of said assembly with the cells arranged in parallel and linked by the same ventilation system. Each cell is constructed to receive a flat object (,) and is closed by an independent door (,). The cells are arranged in tandem and the device includes assembly means for interlocking an upper cell to an adjacent lower cell in each successive pair and in a complementary arrangement.