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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1985
Felipe S Li, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
The Kendall Company, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A sponge collecting device comprising, a backing sheet of flexible material having a front surface, a rear surface, a pair of side edges, and a pair of end edges connecting the side edges. The device has a plurality of pockets progressively disposed on the front surface of the backing sheet intermediate the end edges. The pockets comprise a first flap of flexible material having a pair of side edges, and an upper edge extending between the side edges. Side portions of the first flap adjacent its side edges are joined to the backing sheet adjacent the side edges of the backing sheet, and a lower portion of the first flap is joined to the backing sheet intermediate the joined side portions of the first flap. The upper edges of the first flap define an opening intermediate the first flap and backing sheet to receive sponges. The device has a plurality of second flaps of flexible material extending substantially the width of the first flaps between the side portions and having upper portions being joined to the backing sheet at a location above the upper edges of the first flaps. The second flaps extend downwardly pas the upper edges of the associated first flaps to cover the openings of the pockets.