Spring biased canister for toilet brush or plunger
CA 2577095 C · Owner: Helen Of Troy Limited · Inventors: Brown, Keith Delawrence; Celestin, Antonio Carlo Hernandez; Zadeh, Allen
Overview
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A canister for housing a tool such as a toilet brush or plunger and the canister has a pair of walls which pivot between an open and closed position via actuation of a platform which moves vertically within the canister upon receipt or removal of the tool therefrom. An actuator is provided to actuate the walls and a bias member may retain the walls in an open position when the tool is removed from the canister.
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- Filed August 11, 2005 and granted October 15, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 11, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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