Patent ID: 6343425
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: A61L,B08B

Abstract:
Apparatus for processing an elastomeric article, comprising:an enclosure having a gas-filled interior and an access port with a non-hermetic gland seal therein sized so that a person wearing the elastomeric article may insert a hand and an arm through the gland to position the elastomeric article at an article support location; a source of an ionized gaseous cleaning agent operable to produce an ionized gaseous flow of the gaseous cleaning agent that flows past the article support location and contacts the elastomeric article, the ionized gaseous cleaning agent being operable to dislodge a particulate contaminant from the elastomeric article and entrain the particulate contaminant in the gaseous flow as it passes by the elastomeric article; and an exhaust port positioned to receive the gaseous flow after it has passed by the elastomeric article.