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US 10,093,443 B2Granted
Container opening support system
AssigneeStroms LLC
InventorsDouglas D. Strom, Theresa J. Strom
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Abstract
A container opening support system, including an annular member and a securement assembly, positionable inside of an open end of a flexible membrane.
Claims13
An apparatus, comprising:
- an annular member including:
- i) a first segment medial portion disposed between a pair of first segment tubular end portions;
- ii) a second segment medial portion disposed between a pair of second segment end portions, said pair of second segment end portions slidably disposed inside of said pair of first segment tubular end portions;
- a securement assembly including:
- i) a tubular member correspondingly disposed about each of said pair of first segment end portions, said tubular member having a biasing portion terminating in a pawl;
- iii) a plurality of teeth disposed in spaced apart relation on each of said pair of second segment end portions, said biasing portion of said tubular member correspondingly engages said pawl with said plurality of teeth, said biasing portion resiliently deformable to disengage said pawl from said plurality of teeth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.