Patent ID: 6213360
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A61B,B25J

Abstract:
A glove changing system for use with a sealed glove box, comprising:an old glove having an old glove open end, where said old glove open end has an attachment cuff that is capable of expanding and contracting and forms a seal on a shoulder of an entrance port to an interior side of said glove box, said shoulder having a length at least two times said attachment cuff as measured from an outer wall of said glove box;a replacement glove having a replacement glove open end, where said replacement glove open end has an attachment cuff capable of expanding and contracting and is attached to a glove change ring, said glove change ring and the replacement glove are attached to said shoulder between said old glove and said outer wall of said glove box to form a secondary seal; anda means for disengaging said old glove from said port such that said secondary seal provided by said replacement glove remains intact.