Ex Parte Van Romer - Page 2



            Appeal No. 2006-1255                                                                        
            Application No. 10/655,076                                                                  

                  1.   A multi-compartment foldable and portable                                        
                  containment for collecting contaminate fluid                                          
                  comprising;                                                                           
                        flexible sheeting forming a floor;                                              
                        flexible sheeting forming exterior walls connected                              
                  with said floor adjacent its periphery forming an                                     
                  enclosed area;                                                                        
                        a plurality of flexible interior walls each                                     
                  connected along a lower edge with said floor and at                                   
                  each end with a pair of opposed of said exterior walls,                               
                  said interior walls along with said exterior walls and                                
                  said floor forming a plurality of containment                                         
                  areas within said enclosed area;                                                      
                        a plurality of foldable braces connected with said                              
                  exterior walls and having an up position for                                          
                  maintaining said exterior walls in an upstanding                                      
                  position and a down position in which said walls lie on                               
                  said floor;                                                                           
                        said interior walls having an interior wall                                     
                  support for maintaining said interior walls in an                                     
                  upstanding position when fluid is in said containment                                 
                  areas; wherein,                                                                       
                        said multi-compartment containment may be folded                                
                  into a compact generally flat configuration for storage                               
                  and may be unfolded and spread into an expanded                                       
                  multi-compartment unit which said exterior and interior                               
                  walls are maintained in an upright position forming                                   
                  said plurality of containment areas for containing said                               
                  contaminated fluid.                                                                   





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