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US 2007/0181739 A1Published application
Flexible material storage device
OwnerThaddeus Derendalinventor
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a flexible material storage device that may be transported disassembled directly to the end user. The end user may quickly and easily assemble the device, that includes a tube portion and flanges. The device is substantially held together by a unique locking system that includes frictional inducing components and a series of aligned tabs and cut-out portions.
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A flexible material storage device comprising:
- a tube, wherein said tube comprises a first end and a second end, and wherein said first end includes at least one first end tab, and wherein said second end includes at least one second end tab;
- a first flange, wherein said first flange includes portions defining at least one first end flange cut-out, and wherein said first flange includes portions defining at least one first end flange lock receptacle, and whereby said first flange is connected to said first end of said tube in part through the interaction of said first end tab, said first end flange cut-out and said first end flange lock receptacle;
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- a second flange, wherein said second flange includes portions defining at least one second end flange cut-out, and wherein said second flange includes portions defining at least one second end flange lock receptacle, and whereby said second flange is connected to said second end of said tube in part through the interaction of said second end tab, said second end flange cut-out and said second end flange lock receptacle.
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A flexible material storage device comprising:
- a tube, wherein said tube comprises a first end and a second end, and wherein said first end includes at least one first end tab, and wherein said second end includes at least one second end tab, and wherein said first end tab includes a first end tab lock, and wherein said second end tab includes a second end tab lock, and wherein said first end includes at least one first end detent lock, wherein said first end detent lock corresponds with said first end tab, and wherein said second end includes at least one second end detent, wherein said second end detent corresponds with said second end tab, and wherein said tube further comprises a first tube portion and a second tube portion, wherein said first tube portion further comprises a first pin edge, and wherein said first tube portion further comprises a first receptacle edge, and wherein said second tube portion further comprises a second pin edge, and wherein said second tube portion further comprises a second receptacle edge;
- a first flange wherein said first flange includes portions defining at least one first flange tab cut-out, and wherein said first flange includes portions defining at least one first flange tab lock, and whereby said first flange is connected to said first end of said tube in part through the interaction of said first tabs, said first flange tab cut-out and said first flange tab lock;
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- a second flange wherein said second flange includes portions defining at least one second flange tab cut-out, and wherein said second flange includes portions defining at least one second flange tab lock, and whereby said second flange is connected to said second flange end of said tube in part through the interaction of said second tabs, said second flange tab cut-out and said second flange tab lock.
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A method for storing flexible materials, said method comprising the steps of:
- placing a first flange on a flange base, wherein said flange base includes support rounds;
- aligning first flange turning receptacles with said support rounds;
- inserting a first end tab of a tube through a first flange cut-out;
- placing a second flange on said tube;
- inserting a second end tab of said tube through a second flange cut-out;
- rotating said second flange in a first direction;
- locking said second flange;
- rotating said first flange in a second direction;
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- locking said first flange.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.