Published January 20, 1987 | Version v1
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Radiation shield

Creators

Description

This patent describes a vertically collapsible radiation shield device including a shield adapted to be moved between a first raised condition and a second collapsed condition and a flexible suspension means for raising and lowering the shield. The shield includes overlapping horizontally elongated slats of radiation shielding material. Each one is individually attached near its top edge to the suspension means so that the slats are individually suspended at spaced intervals along the suspension means

Availability note (English)

U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
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IPC:
Int. Cl. G21F 3/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21F 3/00.
Patent number
US patent document 4,638,166/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
18054523
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CRANES; ELONGATION; FLEXIBILITY; MATERIALS HANDLING; RADIATION PROTECTION; SHIELDING MATERIALS; SHIELDS; SPACE DEPENDENCE; SPECIFICATIONS; SUPPORTS
Descriptors DEC
DEFORMATION; EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT; TENSILE PROPERTIES