Expansible medical suction canister

An expansible medical suction canister comprising:

• a body, the body having a top and an opposing bottom, the body defining an expansible interior chamber between the top and the bottom, the top having an access opening, the chamber being expandable to an open position and being compressible from the open position to a closed position;
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• a support connected between the top and the bottom, the support being adapted to hold the chamber in the open position, the support being a telescoping member, the support having a first element and a second element, the first element including a detent, and the detent engaging the second element.

An expansible medical suction canister comprising:

• an expansible chamber, the chamber being expandable to an open position and being compressible from the open position to a closed position, the chamber having a first end and an opposing second end, the first and the second ends being spaced relatively farther apart in the open position than in the closed position;
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• a support, the support being connected between the opposing ends, the support moving with the opposing ends between the open and closed positions, the support having a locked condition in the open position.

An expansible medical suction canister comprising:

• an expansible chamber, the chamber being expandable to an open position and being compressible from the open position to a closed position, the chamber having a first end and an opposing second end, the first and the second ends being spaced relatively farther apart in the open position than in the closed position;
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• a support, the support being connected between the opposing ends, the support moving with the opposing ends between the open and closed positions, the support having a locked condition in the open position, the support being a telescoping member, the support having a first element and a second element, the first element including a detent, and the detent engaging the second element.