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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2004
Barry G. Anderson, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Joseph M. Hand, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Barry G. Anderson, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Joseph M. Hand, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Bemis Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A drainage device and a method for draining a liner-type suction canister. The drainage device includes a swingarm, a drainhead, and a suction source. The drainhead is positioned to be in fluid communication with the liner-type suction canister. The swingarm rotates to activate the suction source and invert the liner-type suction canister. The contents of the liner-type suction canister drain to a sewer system. The method includes the acts of placing the liner-type suction canister on the swingarm, coupling the drainhead to the liner-type suction canister, rotating the swingarm, and activating the suction source.