Patent ID: 7886459
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: F26B

Abstract:
1. A fluid evacuation device for evacuating fluid from a fluid reservoir having a flexible interior cavity, comprising: an insertion member comprising an insertion tip and an insertion body, said insertion body having an exterior circumference larger than an exterior circumference of said insertion tip, wherein said insertion tip comprises means for said insertion body to be rotatably and substantially rigidly inserted into an opening in the flexible interior cavity of the fluid reservoir, and said insertion body comprising helical coils constructed of a substantially rigid material, said helical coils substantially rigidly spaced apart from each other, said helical coils shaped to substantially conform to a substantially expanded shape of the flexible interior cavity of the fluid reservoir and to non-collapsably hold the flexible interior cavity spaced apart when said insertion body is rotatably and substantially rigidly inserted into the flexible interior cavity through the opening whereby said device facilitates the drying of fluid in the flexible interior cavity of the fluid reservoir.