Patent ID: 6036737
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B01D,B08B,Y10S

Abstract:
A safety cabinet comprising:an enclosure including an accessible work area, an air supply plenum with a boot mounting portion and an air exhaust plenum with a boot mounting portion,a blower assembly operatively connected to the enclosure for circulating air through the work area and into the supply and exhaust plenums, anda flexible boot member having a first end connected to the boot mounting portion of the exhaust plenum and a second end connected to the boot mounting portion of the supply plenum to facilitate the exchange of air from the supply plenum to the exhaust plenum, wherein one of a hook and loop fastener material is disposed on an inside portion of the first end of the boot member and the other of the hook and loop fastener is disposed on an outside portion of the boot mounting portion of the exhaust plenum to releasably connect the boot member to the boot mounting portion of the exhaust plenum.