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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:
Jul. 09, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1990
Thomas I Insley, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Laurel A Alvarez, St. Paul, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A container has a self-sustaining housing filled with a first sorbent body of compressed polyolefin microfibers, which body is formed with at least one pocket that snugly receives a vessel holding hazardous materials. The container is closed by a lid which is filled with a second sorbent body of compressed polyolefin microfibers, and when the lid is in place, the second body presses against the vessel to hold it snugly in place. At least a portion of the first sorbent body has a solidity of less than 20%, making it highly sorbent of liquids so that it can sorb any liquid that might leak from the vessel and thus help to prevent the liquid from escaping from the container.
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