Container for transporting hazardous material

摘要

A cargo container and method for transporting hazardous material includes a housing, a frame, and a lid, or, alternatively a door. The frame and housing define an opening and an interior storage space for containing the hazardous material. The lid or door is operatively connected to the frame and covers the opening for inhibiting access to the interior storage space. A first gasket fluidly seals the lid or door for inhibiting hazardous material from moving from the interior storage space to an outer environment. Additionally, the cargo container may include a second gasket, a seal arrangement, and/or a tortuous path for deflecting airborne hazardous materials from the first gasket and further inhibiting hazardous material from moving from the interior storage space to the outer environment.

主权项

1. A cargo container for transporting hazardous materials, comprising;
a housing connected to a frame, the frame and the housing defining an opening and an interior storage space, the interior storage space being accessible through the opening; a lid operatively connected to the frame, the lid covering the opening for inhibiting access to the interior storage space through the opening; a flange operatively connecting to the frame and positioned adjacent to the lid covering the opening, the flange generally surrounding the opening; a first gasket positioned on the flange and generally surrounding the opening, the first gasket sandwiched between the flange and the lid for fluidly sealing the lid to the flange for inhibiting hazardous materials from moving from the interior storage space to an outer environment; and a tortuous path at least partially defined by the housing and extending from the interior storage space to the first gasket, and at least one aspect of the tortuous path being a groove generally surrounding the opening, wherein at least the housing is configured to deflect at least a portion of air borne hazardous materials away from the first gasket such that the tortuous path further inhibits passage of hazardous material from the interior storage space to the outer environment.