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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard A Weaver, Linden, MI (US);
Assignee:
Contour Fabricators, Inc., Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604317 ; 604318 ; 604356 ; 220501 ; 220-416 ;
Abstract
Fluid collection apparatus comprises a body formed of flexible material defining a chamber divided by partitions into a plurality of compartments. One of the compartments is connected by an inlet to a source of fluid which, when admitted to such compartment, enables the body to erect from a collapsed condition to an erected condition. As fluid rises in the compartment to which it is admitted, it reaches the level of openings which permit fluid to flow from the inlet compartment into adjacent compartments, and thereby erect the entire body.