Apparatus for suspending a reservoir for drying

Details Apparatus for suspending a reservoir for drying Apparatus for suspending a reservoir for drying

2005-03-31

2009-08-04

Shriver, J. Allen (Department: 3632)

Supports

Suspended supports

Hook type

C248S317000, C248S342000, C248S304000, C248S058000, C248S220210, C248S220220, C224S148200, C224S148500, C220S375000, C220S550000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07568673

ABSTRACT:
A suspender for a fluid reservoir having a drinking tube includes a grip structurally coupled to a hanger. The grip is oriented to hold the drinking tube and the hanger configured to support a weight of the reservoir. The reservoir includes flexible walls forming a compartment for holding a liquid. An expander for the reservoir includes a body insertable inside the compartment through an opening defined by a collar of a fill port. Formed on the body are a first collar engaging surface and a second collar engaging surface. The collar engaging surface are separated by a distance substantially equal to a width of the opening. An expansion member, integral to the body, is oriented to maintain at least a partial separation between the flexible walls when the body is inserted inside the compartment and the first and second collar engaging surfaces are engaging the collar.

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