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US 2007/0174954 A1Published application
Dissolving drain plug
OwnerNancy Millardinventor
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Abstract
A dissolving drain plug includes a body made of a material which is adapted to dissolve within a specific time interval when exposed to a specific liquid solvent.
Claims16
A dissolving drain plug, comprising:
- a body made of a material which is adapted to dissolve within a specific time interval when exposed to a specific liquid solvent, the body having a cylindrical portion adapted to plug a drain opening.
A dissolving drain plug, comprising:
- a body made of a mixture of gelatin and pharmaceutical grade dissolving polymer plastic which is adapted to dissolve within three minute to twenty minute time interval when exposed to water, the body having a cylindrical portion adapted to plug a drain opening.
A method of preventing over exposure to liquid, comprising:
- providing a dissolving drain plug comprising a body made of a material which is adapted to dissolve within a specific time interval when exposed to a specific liquid solvent;
- placing the dissolving drain plug in a drain of a liquid container;
- filling the liquid container with the liquid solvent;
- placing into the liquid container one of an object or a person, the liquid solvent dissolving the drain plug and permitting the liquid solvent to pass through the drain of the liquid container after passage of the time interval.
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