Flexible structure for collapsible flasks and bottles
OwnerJon A. Pettyinventor
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Abstract
A flexible structure may be configured to expand a collapsible flask. The flexible structure may include a first loop made of an elastically flexible material and a second loop made of an elastically flexible material. The first loop and the second loop may be operatively coupled together at a first intersection and a second intersection. The first loop and the second loop, together, may be elastically movable between a compressed configuration in which the first loop and the second loop are sufficiently narrow to fit through an opening of the collapsible flask, and an expanded configuration in which the first loop and the second loop are not sufficiently narrow to fit through the opening.
Claims22
A flexible structure system configured to expand a collapsible flask, the flexible structure system comprising:
- a flexible structure comprising:
- a first loop made of an elastically flexible material comprising:
- a first loop top portion;
- and
- a first loop bottom portion;
- and
- a second loop made of an elastically flexible material comprising:
- a second loop top portion;
- and
- a second loop bottom portion;
- wherein:
- the first loop and the second loop are operatively coupled together at a first intersection and a second intersection;
- the first loop and the second loop, together, are elastically movable between a compressed configuration in which the first loop and the second loop are sufficiently narrow to fit through an opening of the collapsible flask, and an expanded configuration in which the first loop and the second loop are not sufficiently narrow to fit through the opening;
- the first loop top portion and the second loop top portion are configured, with the flexible structure in the collapsible flask, to engage and expand a top portion of the collapsible flask;
- and
- the first loop bottom portion and the second loop bottom portion are configured, with the flexible structure in the collapsible flask, to engage and expand a bottom portion of the collapsible flask.
A flexible structure configured to expand a collapsible flask, the flexible structure comprising:
- a first loop made of an elastically flexible material;
- a second loop made of an elastically flexible material;
- a first intersection of the first loop and the second loop at which the first loop and the second loop are formed as a first single piece;
- and
- a second intersection of the first loop and the second loop at which the first loop and the second loop are formed as a second single piece;
- wherein the first loop and the second loop, together, are elastically movable between a compressed configuration in which the first loop and the second loop are sufficiently narrow to fit through an opening of the collapsible flask, and an expanded configuration in which the first loop and the second loop are not sufficiently narrow to fit through the opening.
A flexible structure configured to expand a collapsible flask, the flexible structure comprising:
- a first loop made of an elastically flexible material;
- a second loop made of an elastically flexible material;
- and
- a tether;
- wherein:
- the first loop and the second loop are operatively coupled together at a first intersection and second intersection;
- the tether comprises:
- a first end coupled to the first loop and the second loop at the first intersection;
- and
- a second end coupled to the first loop and the second loop at the second intersection;
- and
- the first loop and the second loop, together, are elastically movable between a compressed configuration in which the tether is slack and the first loop and the second loop are sufficiently narrow to fit through an opening of the collapsible flask, and an expanded configuration in which the tether is tensioned and the first loop and the second loop are not sufficiently narrow to fit through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.