FOREIGN MATERIAL EXCLUSION DEVICE
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1. A foreign material exclusion device, comprising:
- a resilient body;
a post having a first end and a second end with the post extending through the body, with the body operatively connected between the ends, the first end of the body including a first eyelet of a fixed size extending through the post from a first side to a second side, with a perimeter of the first eyelet bounded by post material.
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Abstract
Foreign material exclusion devices especially adapted to be positioned in a construction, for example a tube or pipe to temporarily seal off a potentially sensitive area of the construction from foreign materials or debris. In one embodiment the device includes a specifically defined, fixed-size eyelet to assist with insertion and/or removal of the device from a construction. Still other embodiments of the device include cavities that retain a trackable coating applied to the device. Further embodiments include identification elements embedded and thus protected within the frame of the device.
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1. A foreign material exclusion device, comprising:
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a resilient body; a post having a first end and a second end with the post extending through the body, with the body operatively connected between the ends, the first end of the body including a first eyelet of a fixed size extending through the post from a first side to a second side, with a perimeter of the first eyelet bounded by post material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A foreign material exclusion device, comprising:
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a resilient body; a post having an upper end connected to a lower end by a post connector, a first eyelet located adjacent the upper end and having a fixed size, wherein a base is formed at the second end and is integral with the post, wherein the body is located between the base and the first eyelet. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A foreign material exclusion device, comprising;
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a resilient body; a post having a first end and a second end connected together by a post connector, wherein a base is integrally connected to the second end of the post and includes an outwardly extending flange adapted to contact one end of the body, with the body being operatively connected to the second end of the post, wherein the post connector includes a female fitting connected to the first end or the second end with a male connector being connected to the other end. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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