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US 6,143,093 AGranted
Sanitary spilled liquid disposal device
OwnerRichard B. Schultzinventor
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Abstract
A device and method is provided for sanitarily removing a spill from a horizontal surface employing a flexible innertube with radial circumferential holes and covered by an absorbent material with outwardly facing strips for securing the device to the horizontal surface.
Claims23
A device for removing a fluid from a surface comprising:
- a. A flexible inner tube with two ends having a plurality of perforations along its length, connected to a vacuum source at one of the ends;
- b. An absorbent sleeve surrounding the inner tube and having adhesive portions on the outer surface thereof for contact with a surface;
- c. A closure at the end of the tube not connected to the vacuum source;
- d. The vacuum source capable of drawing fluid into the sleeve and through the inner tube for removal from the surface.
1 more element
A device for removing hazardous liquid from an operating room floor comprising:
- a. A vacuum source;
- b. A flexible inner tube with two ends having a series of openings along its length and connected to the vacuum source at one end;
- c. A plug closing the inner tube at the other end;
- d. A porous covering on the outside of the flexible inner tube;
- e. A contact-sensitive area on the outside of the porous covering for holding the device on the floor in the proximity of the liquid.
2 more elements
A method of removing fluid from a horizontal surface comprising the steps of:
- a. Providing a flexible generally linear device comprising a flexible inner tube with two ends having a plurality of perforations along its length, connected at one end to a vacuum source, an absorbent sleeve surrounding the inner tube and having adhesive portions on the outer surface thereof for contact with the horizontal surface;
- b. Providing a closure at the end of the tube not connected to the vacuum source;
- c. Activating the vacuum source to draw fluid into the sleeve and the inner tube for removal from a horizontal surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.