Patent ID: 7531017
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: B01L,B08B,F24F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A workstation comprising: a) an enclosure having a vertical front wall, a vertical back wall, a horizontal top wall, a horizontal bottom wall, a vertical first end wall and an opposite vertical second end wall, said enclosure having a rectangular transverse cross-sectional surface area; b) a first filter extending substantially across said first end wall; c) a second filter extending substantially across said second end wall, said first and second filters being parallel to each other and having cross-sectional areas approximately equal to the transverse cross-sectional area of said enclosure said walls defining a workstation chamber; d) airflow means to direct air into said enclosure through said first filter, along a horizontal laminar flow pathway through said chamber between said end walls, out of said chamber though said second filter, and away from said enclosure without returning air to said enclosure; and e) a closable door in said front wall to provide access into said chamber.