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Moisture-absorbing device

US5676739A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 24, 1996
Grant dateOct 14, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 24, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2259/455
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A moisture absorbing device includes a tube which is made of board coated with plastic and which in its longitudinal direction is divided into an upper chamber containing a moisture-absorbing agent and a lower chamber containing a liquid-collecting member and communicating with the upper chamber via a liquid-permeable member. The tube has at least one opening on a level with the upper chamber. A netting element, which has at least one fine-meshed netting portion, is so attached to the inside of the tube that the netting portion is located in front of the opening. The liquid-collecting member includes a liquid-tight container connected to the liquid-permeable member.

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