Patent ID: 6344072
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B65D,F26B

Abstract:
A moisture-absorbing device comprising a tube, which in its longitudinal direction is divided into an upper chamber containing a moisture-absorbing agent and a lower chamber containing a liquid-collecting means and communicating with the upper chamber via a liquid-permeable means, the tube having at least one opening on a level with the upper chamber, wherein the tube is defined by a plastic tube which is closed at its lower end and made of flexible plastic sheet, an upper portion of the plastic tube forming the upper chamber and a lower portion of the plastic tube forming the lower chamber as well as the liquid-collecting means, wherein the moisture-absorbing agent is included in a filtering tube, which is made of an air and liquid-permeable filtering material and which is arranged in the upper chamber substantially in front of said opening, wherein said device is adapted for use in a container having vertical grooves formed on inside surfaces of the container for receiving said device.