The worm bag
CA 2270486 A1 · Owner: Fleming, Diane L. · Inventors: Fleming, Diane L.; Fleming, William L.
Overview
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Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
The Worm Bag" is a system that consists of three important elements a) a cloth bag of various strongly woven fabrics with good porosity such as denim or, canvass b) "The Worm Bag" contains a prepackage amount of sphagnum moss for worm bedding which to keep the worms moist and healthy c) "The Worm Bag" also has instructions provided. The bag and string may be of multiple colors. Suitable dimensions for the bag would vary from 11 cm upward to 61 cm wide by 11cm to 61cm long. The most typical dimension would be 20cm wide by 28cm long. The typical bag contains two drawstrings measuring about 99cm long. The bag is sewn at each side with an opening at the top of the bag. The top of the bag, …
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- Filed April 23, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 23, 2019.
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