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US 2026/0083300 A1Published application
Bottle dryer
OwnerHillary Vonahseninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method to dry and maintain a moisture free environment inside of a bottle or small container includes an expandable and collapsible assembly shaped and sized for insertion into an open mouth of a bottle. The assembly includes at least one drying member with at least one adsorbent constituent, and is configured to change shape when an activating member is pushed, pulled, pivoted or twisted. The assembly, when expanded within the interior space of the bottle, resists accidental dislodgement from the bottle.
Claims11
A bottle drying apparatus, comprising:
- an expandable and collapsible assembly including:
- one or more drying members;
- a first state where the one or more drying members are closely packed, and a second state where portions of some of the drying members are separated from portions of other drying members such that surface area of the drying members exposed to the interior atmosphere of a container is increased compared to the first state.
A method of drying the interior atmosphere of a container comprising the steps of:
- providing a collapsible and expandable assembly including one or more drying members, the one or more drying members at least transitionable from a collapsed state to an expanded state that increases surface area exposed to the container atmosphere;
- inserting the assembly into the container;
- expanding the assembly;
- removing the assembly from the container.
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