Wax ring tray and method of use
AssigneeOatey Co.
InventorAlexander Lee Davis
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Abstract
A wax ring tray configured to store a wax ring therein includes a base, a first flexible member and a second flexible member. The first and second flexible members are positioned radially outward from a center of the base, and extend from the base to respective first and second ends. The first flexible member and the second flexible member are configured to transition between respective first positions and second positions. In the first position of the first flexible member, the first end of the first flexible member is positioned radially outward relative to the first end in the second position. In the first position of the second flexible member, a second end of the second flexible member is positioned radially outward relative to the second end of the second flexible member in the second position.
Claims16
A wax ring tray configured to store a wax ring therein, the wax ring tray comprising:
- a base having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface;
- a first flexible member positioned radially outward from a center of the base, the first flexible member extending at least partially in a first direction from the upper surface of the base to a first end, the first flexible member defining a first cavity that has a first opening defined by the lower surface of the base;
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- a second flexible member positioned radially outward from the center of the base, the second flexible member extending at least partially in the first direction from the upper surface of the base to a second end, the second flexible member defining a second cavity that has a second opening defined by the lower surface of the base,
- wherein the first flexible member and the second flexible member are configured to transition between respective first positions and second positions, wherein in the first position of the first flexible member, the first end is positioned radially outward relative to the first end of the first flexible member in the second position, and wherein in the first position of the second flexible member, the second end is positioned radially outward relative to the second end of the second flexible member in the second position.
A packaging kit comprising:
- a wax ring;
- and
- a wax ring tray configured to store the wax ring therein, the wax ring tray comprising:
- a base having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface;
- a first flexible member positioned radially outward from a center of the base, the first flexible member extending at least partially in a first direction from the upper surface of the base to a first end, the first flexible member defining a first cavity that has a first opening defined by the lower surface of the base;
- and
- a second flexible member positioned radially outward from the center of the base, the second flexible member extending at least partially in the first direction from the upper surface of the base to a second end, the second flexible member defining a second cavity that has a second opening defined by the lower surface of the base,
- wherein the first flexible member and the second flexible member are configured to transition between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position of the first and second flexible members, the wax ring is retained within the wax ring tray, and wherein in the second position of the first and second flexible members, the wax ring is released from the wax ring tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.