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US 6,199,821 B1Granted
Support and barrier ring
OwnerDonald D. Jobinventor
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Abstract
Removable ring shaped attachments around handles provide positioning in support racks, prevents running of liquids from one end of device to another, facilitates cleaning support devices and for brushes, facilitates drying of brush bristles.
Claims2
A handle retaining apparatus comprising:
- an elastic ring having a cross section having a straight perimeter section, to provide a flat surface which lies next to a handle wherein said ring has an inner diameter of between 0.35 and 0.80 cm and an outer diameter of between 0.60 and 1.25 cm.
A handle securing apparatus comprising:
- a ring having an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a thickness, wherein the ratio of said inner diameter to said outer diameter is less than 0.85, the ratio of the thickness of said ring to said outer diameter is between 0.030 and 0.040, and said ring is made of a material having an extensibility of between 75% and 300%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.