Multipurpose drip catcher
US5484635A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24942
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Sanitary household or laboratory article in the form of a multi-purpose drip catcher of the apply-and-discard type, formed as a small, essentially flat pocket (1) made from water-proof non-transparent foil material (2), which pocket is open in its upward direction and the walls of which are glued or welded together along the pocket borders (3,4). The back wall of the pocket (1) is provided with an adhesive (5) for application of the pocket onto a container wall. The inside of the pocket (1) is essentially filled with a strongly absorbing hydrophilic material (6), and the pocket (1) may additionally be provided with saturation indicator (7,8) for disclosing the saturation of the material (6) with liquid.
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