Patent Application
20070119853
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1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to equipment required in the field of emergency preparedness within a designated evacuee/disaster center, and more specifically to cots or cot-like supporting beds, and to those which are containing beds which contain a human user and/or their objects, and most specifically to those cots which float on water. This invention also relates to those which need no physical changes of transforming alterations to change from a supporting bed to a containing bed, or to a floating bed, other than vertically inverting a bed's position, and also to those which can be assembled without a need for any tools, or separate fasteners.
This invention also relates to 5-sided top-less boxes which are slit through one planar wall of a double walled corrugated plastic sheet and or crimped on one or both said walls, and folded to a box-like structure with a means of retaining resulting corner flaps located exteriorly to its cavity and adjacent each of its vertically upright corner folds for support of its elongate box-like shape; wherein said container serves as a leak-proof box and or top-less carrying device for retaining and/or carrying and/ or supporting human users and/or their objects on land or water, and wherein said top-less refers to a box not possessing a 6th side, a closure lid or closure flaps.
This invention also relates to leak-proof containers for a human's use in emergency situations; and when a container is of sufficient size to be diversely used as an object carrier, a liquids container for washing, a human user's sleeping support, a safe for keeping a sleeping user's possessions while they sleep atop said support, a sitting bench for one or more users, a carrying ambulatory stretcher for two human carriers to carry another human, a carrying ambulatory stretcher for one human carrier to draggingly carry another container retained human, a toiletry excretement storage and transporting unit, a flood waters floatation device or flood waters boat for one or more users, a boat which supports a plurality of means of propulsion, and a cadaver storage unit, or all.
This invention also relates to any previous descriptions wherein said box-like container may remain in its original said corrugated plastic substrate's flat and planar state until ready to fold for its initial use; and wherein said container may be assembled without any complete through-cuts or through-cut apertures, or separate fasteners, or adhesives, or any foreign materials other than said substrate's own plastic material, and all without a need for any hand tools at all.
2. Description of Prior Art
In the field of emergency preparedness, and within a designated evacuee or disaster center, there are numerous items needed to treat and care for humans who are experiencing a traumatic situation. When available, folding cots will normally support a human user for a recuperating and/or sleeping bed, a resting seat, and nothing more. Most cots in use are made of cloth attached to a foldable aluminum frame, and stand only about 8 inches from a floor's surface, and are fairly lightweight in strength. In this time of trauma, and when said human is not within their own home, said cot becomes home at least to a degree wherein its space becomes their space. A human's most valuable possessions are usually brought with them if possible. An average cot cannot conceal or retain any of a human's valuables as they sleep or are away using toiletry facilities. No cots which are now in use may be used as a carrying device to get any valuables to an evacuation center. Most cots cannot support 2 or more sitting humans without becoming a balancing act for the users. Cots now in use cannot serve as an ambulatory stretcher-like carrying device for a human user and/or their objects, as most cots will fold up instantly. Cots now in use cannot alternatively serve as a leak-proof container for washing, or carrying liquids. Cots now in use cannot be used as a shelter from rain or falling debris, as when in a superdome during a hurricane, and as roofing parts and rain are falling all around. Cots now in use cannot be used as a leak-proof cadaver retaining container for any disease prevention, by safely separating said cadaver from a group of living survivors. Cots now in use cannot be easily scrubbed down for a quick and sterile re-use.
None of any cots searched for were found to be floating cots, and especially floatable in most any position. Cots now in use cannot be vertically inverted from a bed position to be used as a boat which will contain 1 or more human users and/or their objects. Cots now in use cannot sustain a means of propulsion while upon water, and at either elongate end. None of cots searched were found to have gusset-like corner supports located exteriorly of each corner to further sturdy its standing position, nor to have flute channel edged handle-like protruding flaps for a more grippable carrying means. None were found to have 4 rudder-like straight guiding supports for one-armed water-paddling human users, or even rudder-like straight guiding flute channel openings for said water-paddling users, and especially for said water-paddling users who are carrying valuables such as their infant within another arm.
What may seem trivial to one person can be desperate survival to another.
With waters rising all around, and with helicopters unable to get in and out fast enough, cots now in use will not aid a victim's psyche and sense of security as they grip their canvas and aluminum tubing frame non-floating cot.
Changing times and changing weather patterns make today's emergency shelter canvas and tubing cots more obsolete. Post-hurricane Katrina records prove today's cots now in use to be obsolete. Pre-bird flu pandemic warnings of when, and not if, are demanding a more versatile and cost-effective cot to be available in much larger numbers; and wherein today's cots are obsolete.
There was no previous art found which included or described a top-less box-like emergency inverting leak-proof floating container bed with hingededly-mated corner flaps which additionally multi-supported a container as handle-like, gusset-like, and rudder-like supports. None were found.
In addition, no previous art was found which included or described any said top-less box to be purposed for use as a leak-proof container for a human's use in emergencies when said containers are of sufficient size to be diversely used as an object carrier, a liquids container for washing, a human user's sleeping support, a safe for keeping said sleeping user's possessions while they sleep atop said support, a sitting bench for one or more users, a carrying ambulatory stretcher for two human carriers to carry another human, a carrying ambulatory stretcher for one human carrier to draggingly carry another container retained human, a toiletry excretement storage and transporting unit, a flood waters floatation device, a flood waters boat for one or more users, a boat which supports a means of propulsion at either elongate end, and a cadaver storage unit, or all.
All previous box assemblies which were found, had dealt mostly with aesthetics, a box's top flaps and their closures, and with any final strengths within a closed and six sided shape. None were found which specifically dealt with a final and primarily five sided open container and a retention of its resulting triangular shape flaps located at each wall's exterior corner to retain said box's shape; and especially to keep said box leak-proof; and more especially to utilize said triangular shape flaps in a plurality of supporting uses. Nor were any found which utilized a corrugated boxes' single flute channel to more facilitate a means of retension of said triangular shape flap(s) which in turn retained said box's integrity of structure, and all without any complete through-cuts or through-cut apertures. And in conclusion; none were found which could be assembled from one single planar piece of corrugated substrate which required no glue, staples, heat sealing, or separate fasteners for its initial assembly; and wherein serrated strips of said substrate's own material were one optional means of its structural retension.
The foremost advantage of this invention of this inverting leak-proof floating container support may be difficult to judge between its diversity of use in emergency applications, its flat compact storage, its 1 minute assembly time, or low manufacturing cost.
The foremost object is to take advantage of a simple corner flap by retaining its triangular shape, wherein said container's shape and strength remain.
Retained flaps support in at least a dual role within each of 3 alternative modes of which an emergency inverting leak-proof floating container bed may be used; and wherein remains a multiplicity of uses within each individual said mode; and wherein said modes are; a supporting bed, a container bed, and a floating bed.
One particular example of said flaps providing greater strength within a container and its corners is when said container is vertically inverted for use as human user's cot or emergency bed. When in this inverted position, said container's normal floor surface is parallel to and approximately 1 foot or more above a ground's level surface. Each of 4 said corner flaps taper vertically downward and outward from said container's inverted floor surface to a ground's level surface. Said corner flaps provide maximum standing support when in this position, and serve to further support said container as gusset-like corner supports.
When in a disaster situation, most humans tend to grab their most valuable possessions which can be easily carried. When in an evacuee center, a person has to sleep in the open with many others, and usually on some blankets placed upon a hard floor or an institutional-type lightweight flimsy cot. There's usually no safe place to keep a person's valuables, and especially while they sleep. This invention gives a personal and secure place to safe-keep special items within said inverted container's cavity space, and especially while one sleeps.
Any personal space or added privacy within one's space during a disaster situation will more benefit a human user's psyche, and will add to a human's sense of security and mental health, and at least to a small degree.
Another supporting role of said triangular shape corner flaps is to further support said container as straight guiding rudder-like supports. When in an evacuee cente with waters rising all around, a user may turn their bed over with cavity side up, insert any possessions, and then get in themselves as they use the very same bed as an emergency boat; and especially in situations where not enough rescue helicopters can get in and out of a confined area near said center, or wherever a human is stranded, within time.
Just having the option of using one's temporary emergency bed as an emergency boat will greatly add to said user's sense of security and mental health.
As a user paddles with their hands or another object, said corner flaps further support this leak-proof floating container bed as straighter guiding rudder-like supports. Without said rudder-like supports, a floating bed container will tend to laterally waver back and forth as a user paddles with one hand at a time; but with said rudder-like flap supports, a user may paddle with only one hand while remaining on a much straighter course. In an emergency situation, said straighter course may be crucial if a human user has one injured arm, or is holding a pet, or an infant, etc. Without any said rudder-like support, a user may paddle in circles.
Said corrugated material's flutes also supportingly guide as a type of water-guiding type flute-channel rudder when partial cut slits form folding hinge lines. When a small trolling motor is available for use, a user may un-secure two of said flaps from their protrudingly located positions, and re-fold them abuttingly to an exterior end wall of said container. After re-securing said flaps with a chosen means of retension, said flaps may provide a thicker and more secure stern board for said motor, and is only needed pending what thickness of corrugated substrate is used in manufacture. Any thickness with a 6 mil wall or more should not require any said re-alignment of said flaps, but if a user should do so, a remaining 2 flaps which are also still located exteriorly of said cavity will still support said container as said straight guiding rudder-like supports and are still located at said floating bed's temporary bow.
Yet another supporting role of said exteriorly located triangular shape flaps is to further support said container as handle-like grips for two human carriers who are carrying another human or any objects within said container. Exposed flute channel edges within an edge of said flaps provide a good gripping edge, and even when wet. Said container is much like an ambulatory stretcher with side walls for better retaining said carried human and or their objects.
One human user may also use two of said flaps as handles, while draggingly carrying a container behind them.
When in an evacuee center during a hurricane, and when a domed stadium's roof is literally falling down, a user may climb under their container bed for additional shelter protection from rain and falling debris.
When in an evacuee center for an over-extended time, a user may partially fill their inverting leak-proof container support with any available potable water for drinking, bathing or washing. Said container also serves to collect any rain water for later use.
When additional hand-hold apertures are manufactured near a substrate's perimeter edges, up to ten users may surround, and get a hand-hold grip on said apertures and also each of said flaps of a container for carrying heavy water or people. Said hand hold apertures are adjacent to a substrate's perimeter edge, and do not affect a bed's overall ability to float, and especially since its walls' vertical height is generally a foot or more.
When in an evacuee center for an over-extended time, a user may also use said inverting leak-proof floating container support for storage and retention of a cadaver and any resulting bodily fluids for disease prevention.
When in an evacuee center for an over-extended time, an inverting leak-proof floating container support may also be used as a toilet facility for periodic removal of any excretements for disease prevention.
If one fastening means should break or get lost, a remaining 3 retained corner flaps will retain said structure to sufficiently support all 3 said modes of a supporting bed, a container bed, and a floating bed, wherein said modes will still function well, an when under an average or nominal weight load.
If two said means should break, and in certain locations of the 4 locations of said means of retension, this floating bed still floats under nominal weight loads as water pressure against all walls pushes inward to aid a retension of said corner flaps. Little pressure is required to retain each corner flap when a floating bed is in water, as said walls and said flaps restrict each other from collapsing inwardly.
If all said means of retension break or get lost, and when in a more desperate situation, two human users may hold said flaps with their hands as they each sit within said floating bed, although not much paddling or rowing would get done.
But, if one of said human users were fast enough, they could take advantage of any one of a preferred embodiment's specially cut, said hingededly-mated triangular shape corner supports. Because there is an angular to a substrate's perimeter edge and partially through-cut slit located at each of said substrate's corners, and which extends inwardly until abutting a closest intersecting point of other said folding hinge lines, said flute's direction changes approximately 90 degrees within one half of said hingededly-mated triangular shape flap.
Also note that a second wall of said double wall corrugated substrate serves as a leak-proof hinge, and at or adjacent said angular hinge forming slit. Said corrugated substrate's flute channels' elongate direction extends longitudinally and parallels said substrate's elongate length, and wherefore an assembled floating container's elongate sidewall's upper edge has no exposed said flute openings .
Said fast human user may use a pocket knife to cut an approximately 30 inch long strip of said side wall's upper edge to thread into at least one single flute channel(s) of one half of said hingededly-mated flap, and then encompass the other half of said flap before tying and knotting said strip.
In one alternative embodiment, either serrated or continuous strips are formed within said substrate's elongate edge for a user to pull off for use as said means of retension to be threaded through said at least one single flute channel(s). Said strips are quite tough and flexible, yet several may also be used as said means of retension for each flap. Said strips are more than sufficient to enable an inverting leak-proof floating container bed to function in all of said modes of; a supporting bed, a container bed, and a floating bed.
Emergency situations sometimes require extremely inventive solutions; and wherein this emergency inverting leak-proof floating container bed meets a multiplicity of requirements, and all without a need for any other material, or any tools at all, or any other separate fastening means for its assembly.
This invention can be manufactured from standard 4 foot by 8 foot size sheets of plastic double wall corrugated material. The availability of an invention's material which it is made of, can be crucial in an emergency, and especially in a pandemic situation where there may be a short time notice of a need for tens of thousands of temporary cot-like bed units.
This invention does not have to be prematurely folded for its quick assembly, and therefore may be stacked in a manner that an ordinary sheet of ½ inch thick plywood would be stacked, and either in a horizontally flat or vertical position.
When a partial through-cut slit is made in one wall of a double wall material, and made to form any folding hinge lines, a substrate will keep a flatter and more original planar state, and as when compared to a curling effect which any crimping may cause when said crimping is used to form said folding hinge lines. A folding hinge line which is serratingly intermittent in its elongate length at or near its beginning and ending point will prevent any floppiness of a pre-folded structure.
When using thicker substrate embodiments, and prior to folding, said substrate may be nailed or screwed near any perimeter edges for boarding up windows prior to a hurricane, and removed as needed for transporting or floating users or their objects to safety.
Final advantages include compact storage, many multiple use functions, and minimal fabricating time which equals a low manufacturing cost. Quick assembly in an emergency situation is accomplished with only 4 locations of retension of said hingededly-mated flaps preferred, yet one alternative embodiment describes a quicker assembly with only 2 locations of said retension.
Changing between uses of this inverting leak-proof floating container support requires no physical change of transforming alterations, other than a vertically directional inverting of said container's position.
A leak-proof box-like structure to support or contain a human user or their objects comprising;
(i.) a plurality of folding hinge lines accomplished via slits, or slots, and/or crimps within at least one planar surface wall of a double wall corrugated plastic substrate;
(ii.) resulting in at least four hingededly-mated triangular shape flaps;
(iii.) and a means of retension of said triangular shape flaps;
(iv.) and in as few as two locations of said means;
whereby the improvement is multi-functional leak-proof flaps which cooperate to further support said leak-proof floating container bed in its present function;
wherein a multiplicity of alternative uses of this emergency inverting leak-proof floating container bed require only a physical inverting of said bed's position;
wherein within at least one alternative embodiment, said bed requires no other material, or any tools, or separate and special fasteners, other than its own material substrate to be assembled and structurally retained.
In the drawings, closely related figures may have the same number, but different
alphabetic suffixes.
30—Container's Elongate Sidewall
32—Container's End Wall
34—Container's Floor
36—Container's Cavity Area
38—Corrugated Sheet Substrate's Corner
40—Corrugated Sheet Substrate's Planar Surface
42—Corrugated Sheet Substrate's Perimeter Edge
44—Flute Channel(s)
46—Hingededly-mated Triangular Shape Corner Flaps
48—Apex Point of Corner Flap
50—Parallel to Substrate's Perimeter Edge Folding Hinge Line
52—Angular to Substrate's Perimeter Edge Folding Hinge Line
54—Aperture For further assisting Means of Retension
56—Handle-forming Aperture
58—Tie Strap Means of Retension
60—Threaded Fastener Means of Retension
62—Clamp Means of Retension
64—Clip Means of Retension
66—Rope Means of Retension
68—Floating Container's Wake, as when under propulsion
70—Water's approximate Surface
72—Trolling Motor
74—Serrated Pull Strip Means of Retension
76—Human User
78—Human User's Objects
In the drawings, closely related figures may have the same number, but different alphabetic suffixes.
An inverting leak-proof floating container support is shown assembled in
The drawing's view is a side angular view showing said container's elongate side wall(s) 30, and an end wall(s) 32, and a floor 34, and flute channels 44, and 4 hingededly-mated triangular shape corner flaps 46, and 4 plastic tie straps as a means of retension 58.
An elongate and inverted box-like container's 6th side is absent or open, and with said container's open-faced cavity area facing the ground. Said hingedly-mated triangular shape corner flaps 46 taper vertically downward and laterally outward from each of 4 corners of said floor 34 to said ground, wherein each apex point 48 of said flap 46 is near to or equal with said ground's planar surface and or said container's open-faced cavity area's perimeter edges; and wherein all said flaps 46 are exterior to said container's cavity area. Each of said flaps 46 have a folding hinge line 52 which extends in an angular direction from said apex point 48 to an intersecting point of said floor's 34 folding hinge lines 50 which are parallel to planar perimeter edges of said container's shape prior to its folding. Said angular folding hinge line 52 joins 2 halves of said triangular shape flap 46, and wherein a first said half is joined to an end wall 32 via a said parallel to planar edge folding hinge line 50; and wherein a second said half is joined to a side wall 30 via a said parallel to planar edge folding hinge line 50.
Within areas of and adjacent each individual corner, planar surfaces of said first half and said second half of said flap 46 abut; and wherein 2 vertically directional said parallel folding hinge lines 50 of said corner abut or nearly abut.
Flute channels 44 of said corrugated material extend directionally parallel with said container's elongate direction, and wherein said flutes' direction within said first half of said flap 46 changes direction perpendicularly to said flutes' direction of said second half of said flap 46, and directionally extending from said angular folding hinge line 52.
Said means of retension 58 is threaded through one said flute 44 of said first half of said flap 46 to encompass and secure said second half of said flap 46 to facingly abut to said first half of said flap 46.
Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, and without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
In the drawings, closely related figures may have the same number, but different alphabetic suffixes.
In the drawings, closely related figures may have the same number, but different alphabetic suffixes.
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In the drawings, closely related figures may have the same number, but different alphabetic suffixes.
In the drawings, closely related figures may have the same number, but different alphabetic suffixes.
In the drawings, closely related figures may have the same number, but different alphabetic suffixes.
In building a floating container support, a manufacturing user forms weakened folding hinge lines
A manufacturing user may form said hinge lines 50,52 by crimping and therefore weakening either one planar surface of said substrate, or both planar surfaces; wherein a first wall or both of said double wall substrate is partially crushed and or weakened to form said folding hinge lines.
A manufacturing user may alternatively cut a slit and or slot through one wall of said double wall substrate, wherein a second wall becomes a hinge, and if cut on only one planar side of said substrate, said second wall remains leak-proof. Said slit and or slot cuts may be continuous or intermittent, and/or in combination with said crimping. In example, a crimp may be sufficient when said line is parallel to and with a flute channel's elongate direction, but said slit or slot cut is best when said line is perpendicular to said flute's elongate direction and especially when said angular folding hinge lines 52 are formed. Said single wall slit or slot specifically defines a more secured location of said lines, and prevents any lateral shifting of said fold lines when said container is under heavy stress loads.
After all said folding lines 50,52 are formed, a user easily assembles a container by standing on said substrate in an area approximate centered within any said intersecting parallel hinge lines 50. Said user grips said substrate's planar edges 42 and pulls vertically upward on 2 side walls 30, and near one elongate end.
At least 2 said hinge lines have now been impressed into said substrate's plastic material. Said user now releases one of said walls 30, and grips said edge 42 of an end wall 32 and pulls vertically upward until it abuts said side wall 30. An area surrounding said angular hinge line 52, and located between other said parallel hinge lines 50 will fold in half to form a hingededly-mated triangular shape corner flap; and wherein said halves' planar surfaces will abut each other snugly after being retained by a means of retension. Said side wall 30 is now abutting or held close to said end wall and at a location including an area between said intersecting point of said parallel hinge lines 50 and a substrates planar edge 42.
Each corner 38 of said substrate becomes an apex point 48 of each resulting said hingededly-mated triangular shape corner flap 46; and wherein each said flap 46 protrudes outwardly from a formed container's corners, and exteriorly from said formed container's cavity area.
In FIGS. 6,a,b; notice how a flute's direction changes 90 degrees at the location of said angular and slit-cut folding hinge line 52, and how a plastic tie-strap means of retension utilizes one said flute to thread through a first half of said flap 46 and encompass a second half of said flap 46 for retension of an entire said flap 46 and said container's corner. A more detailed view of said 90 degree change of a flutes direction is shown in FIGS. 8,a,b,c,d; wherein a closer view reveals flute direction not shown in other views.
Once a user tightens all said means of retension, said substrate's planar edges 42 are all equal or close to being equally planar as said container is placed on a ground's surface with its cavity area 36 facing vertically downward and its floor 34 facing vertically upward and away from said ground's surface.
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An end-user will discover numerous ways to use said container support, and primarily as a bed or a bench
If a manufacturing user prefers even more said buoyancy, they may use a sealant to plug up any exposed said flute channel 44 openings.
Commonly available thicknesses of said double wall corrugated plastic substrate are 4 mil, 6 mil, 8 mil, and 10 mil; and is the thickness of one wall of said double wall. Any internal connecting or flute forming ribs are also of a matching thickness.
Said 4 mil thickness will support 1 average adult, but is not recommended. Said 6 mil thickness will easily support 2 adults upon land or water. Said 8 mil supports 3 adults, and pending their average weight. Said 10 mil is recommended for supporting up to 5 sitting adults when said container is used as said bench upon land, or from 2 to 3 sitting adults when used upon water, and when an initial size of 4 ft.×8 ft. substrate is used.
Said means of retension may be accomplished via clamps 62, clips 64, most any type of threaded fastener set 60, a cord 66, or an adhesive which is not shown, or said plastic tie strap 58, and are mostly shown in
Some of said alternative fasteners may need small through cut apertures 54 which are matchingly located through said first half and said second half of said flap 46, and located near said edge 42.
One special type of said means of retension within an alternative embodiment is a serrated pull strip means of retension 74 which is cut from one or more elongate edge(s) 42 of said container's side wall(s) 3 Said side walls do not have any said flute channel 44 openings.
Other alternative embodiments do not physically change said container's shape too much, other than one shown in
container's wake 68 when under propulsion.
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When a user is finished using their container, they may disassemble it and store flat, until needed again; wherein said sheet substrate may be used as boarding material to go over windows and such for protecting a home prior to a hurricane, and when said user nails or fastens near a substrate's said perimeter edges 42, said container may be removed after the storm for use in transporting any humans and or their objects to safety, and upon land or water.
After a dozen or more intense searches, a last one was done on Sun, Nov. 27, 2005, and lasting 9:00am til 12:00pm.
We entered CCL/229/154, in a general patent search with a result of;. Searching 1790 to present . . . Results of Search in 1790 to present db for:
CCL/229/154: 305 patents. Hits 1 through 50 out of 305
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&p=1&u=% 2Fnetahtml %2 Fsearch-bool.html&r=0&f=S&1=50&TERM1=229% 2F154&FIELD1=ORCL&d=pall.
This last intensive search included 305 patents with most dated so far back, there were only image files to search ended with U.S. Pat. No. 127,431 by Ruger in June of 1872.
All previous container patent applications were primarily concerned with aesthetics and devising a special perimeter edge cut. Not too many used exterior flaps, and especially with no complete through-cuts or apertures. Most were concerned with a 6 sided container, or a container with an attached lid, or closure flaps. None found had considered a plurality of supporting roles for a container's flap, other than Walter in December of 1914 with U.S. Pat. No. 1,121,426 and with no class number shown. The flaps were attached to knob like handles, but the container required knob apertures and special knob like objects.
Other categories searched within ttl/, spec/, clm/, and cls/; were beds, cots, boats, ambulatory, buoy, floating, floatable, float, leak-proof, corrugated, plastic, flaps, container, box, support, hinge, watercraft, and many more. Each of the previous words were switched from one category to the next; and where previous patent's references were searched and traced back to basic classifications, and finally to the USPTO's classification categories, and finally to this last search mentioned.
Our key classifications turned out to be 229/154 and 229/941 with leak-proof container as key descriptive words of our invention.
Accordingly, the reader will see that the scope of this new inverting leak-proof floating container support goes beyond it's many advantages over previous containers.
In addition, we believe that it is for the good of the country that this patent for application be expedited as quickly as possible; and have submitted forms which request so. Changing times of post-Katrina hurricane events and forecasted pre-bird flu pandemic warnings prompted us to add another classification within the Nolo's-MPEP Sec. 708.2 form; and just beneath “Counters Terrorism”, we added the classification; “Counters Pandemic Disaster”.
Times Change, and sometimes quickly.
We beg your pardon if this action was too inappropriate and out of line, but we felt it didn't fit any other classification, yet we are ready to manufacture if needed.
We also believe that the upcoming pandemic spoken of in the news is most definitely a matter of when, and not if. This invention may prevent many persons from further disease or discomfort when quarrantined public centers should become necessary for disease containment.
We have tested all aspects of this invention, other than any disease prevention functions, and have found that it is quite safe for users weighing 250 to 350 pounds for sleeping, and approximately 300 pounds for use as a boat, and approximately 225 pounds for use as a stretcher, and when using an appropriate thickness of corrugated substrate.
Although previous descriptions contain many specificities, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention but as merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments of this invention.
Thank you for the chance to apply for this application for potent . . . Charles Wogenknecht, Sam Wagenknecht, Terry Wagenknecht
