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Waste fluid collection container

US6659587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 19, 2001
Grant dateDec 9, 2003
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/1742
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A waste fluid collection container, which includes a tray having a floor defined by a periphery, where the floor has a plurality of raised flow enhancing areas and a fluid absorbing member that sits inside the tray. In embodiments, the raised areas are elongated ridges extending outwardly from a central area. In other embodiments, the raised areas are a plurality of studs.

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