Patent ID: 8968061
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B08B,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A containment hood comprising: a first shell portion including a first member and first and second legs, said first member having a first interior-facing surface; a second shell portion spaced apart from said first shell portion and including a second interior-facing surface, said first and second interior-facing surfaces opposing each other, said first and second legs extending from said first shell portion toward said second shell portion, said first member and said first and second legs being rotatable relative to said second shell portion between an open position allowing access to a workpiece disposed between the first and second shell portions and a closed position partially enclosing said workpiece and allowing access to said workpiece only through opposing side-access openings that separate said first and second shell portions, said side-access openings separate said first member and said first and second legs from said second shell portion in both of said open and closed positions; and a lid portion extending between and engaging said first and second shell portions, said lid portion cooperating with said first and second shell portions to form at least a partial enclosure defining an interior volume, said lid portion rotatably engaging one of said first and second shell portions and movable relative to said first and second shell portions between a lid open position allowing a user to access said interior volume through a top access opening and a lid closed position preventing access to said interior volume through said top access opening.