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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Albert R Cowling, Rosemont, PA (US);
Assignee:
Geotech Development Corporation, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210691 ; 210769 ; 210924 ; 2102424 ; 210282 ;
Abstract
An expendable pillow in the form of a container having at least one pocket partially filled with a granular absorbent material is disclosed. The container is a fabric of high permeability coated with a surfactant. The granular material is highly absorbent and expandable upon contact with liquids. The pillow is light weight, has an absorption capacity in excess of 500%, and will float on liquids.