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`What is claimed is:
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`l” A working chamber comprising:
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`a.box—shaped1xxh7case includingeawork spaceijian interior
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`in a ’ront surface thereof, to
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`thereof and an insertion portion,
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`which a glove for inserting a worker’s arm is mounted;
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`a supply device configured.:o supply gas in an exterior or
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`through a supply filter,
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`into tre work space in
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`the body case,
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` the body case;
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`aiwork plate configuringeabottonisur’ace o’ the work space,
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`the bottom surface having an opening formed therein;
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`astoragechamberprovidedbelmNtheworkplate,thestorage
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`chamber communicating with the work space through the opening;
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`an observation device capable of being lifted and lowered
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`so that the whole thereo: is disposed in the storage chamber when
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`the observation device is in a housed state and at least a part
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`thereof is disposed in the work space when the observation device
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`the observation device having a receiving portion on a side
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`surface thereof,
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`the receiving portion having a width in a
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`hori7ontal direction greater than a gap between the work plate
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`and the observation device in the in—use state,
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`the receiving portion being configured to close the gap
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`between the observation device and the work plate, with an upper
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`end portion of the receiving portion and a back surface of the
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`work plate being in contact with or adjacent to each other,
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`2. The working chamber according to claim 1, further comprising:
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`a discharge device configured to discharge
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`filter, to the exterior o:
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`space, through an outlet
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`gas in the work
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`f the body case;
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`a sterilization device configured to supply a sterilizing
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`substance into the work
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`space, wherein
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`the receiving portion has a plurality of
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`hole portions
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`penetrating therethroug
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`3. The working chamber according to claim 1,
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`wherein
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`in the observation device,
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`observationtarget'hsplaced'Hspositionedsibstan
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`plane as the work plate,
`the ipper end portion 0" the receiving
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`portion and the back sur ace 0’ the work plate are
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`4. The working chamber according to claim 3,
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`wherein
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`portion thereof, positioned below the stage, on t
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`the observation device, and the upper erd portion of
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`receiving portion is positioned above the inner end portion and
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`below the stage.
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`5. The working chamber according to claim 2,
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`wherein
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`in the observation device,
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`6. The working chamber according to claim 5,
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`wherein
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`the receiving portion extends outward from an inner end
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`7.The working cqamber according to claim 1, wherein
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`a top board having an area slightly smaller than an area
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`o: the opening of the work plate is provided on an upper surface
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`the top board is positioned substantially in a same plane
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`as the work plate and positioned within the opening of the work
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`plate, when the observation device is in the housed state.
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`8. The working chamber according to claim 1, wherein
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