Patent ID: 11867336
Assignee: ADVANCED F.M.E. PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A flexible, foldable foreign material exclusion device, comprising:
a first body comprising a resilient material, wherein the first body has a first planar surface, a second planar surface and a first sidewall therebetween, wherein the first body is compressible and re-expandable in a direction parallel to at least one of the first planar surface and the second planar surface;
a second body comprising a resilient material wherein the second body has a first planar surface, a second planar surface and a second sidewall therebetween, wherein the second body is compressible and re-expandable in a direction parallel to at least one of the first planar surface and the second planar surface;
a cover comprising first pouch that encloses the first body, a second pouch that encloses the second body, and a hinge connecting the first pouch to the second pouch, wherein the hinge is a joint that allows the first pouch to be rotated in relation to the second pouch between a closed position and an open position wherein the first planar surface of the first body is parallel to the first planar surface of the second body;
a first handle having i) a first end connected to the first pouch at an area of the cover located where the first body first planar surface meets the first body sidewall beneath the cover and ii) a second end connected to the first pouch at an area of the cover located where the first body first planar surface meets the first body sidewall beneath the cover on an opposite side of the first planar surface as compared to the first handle first end; and
a second handle having i) a first end connected to the second pouch at an area of the cover located where the second body first planar surface meets the second body sidewall beneath the cover and ii) a second end connected to the second pouch at an area of the cover located where the second body first planar surface meets the second body sidewall beneath the cover on an opposite side of the first planar surface as compared to the second handle first end.