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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M Fitzgerald, Marietta, GA (US);
Eugene O Gresens, Norcross, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141 18 ; 141 26 ; 141 94 ; 141114 ; 222 94 ; 2223865 ; 446475 ;
Abstract
An apparatus capable of storing and expelling a large quantity of fluid is provided, having an elastic hollow tube having an open end through which fluid may be inserted into and expelled out of the tube; hollow elongate outer enclosure surrounding the tube, and a slidable inner sleeve located between the tube and the outer enclosure. The inner sleeve slides through the outer tube upon contact by the tube as the tube axially expands, thereby preventing crimping of the tube.