I tried that method BUT the problem is that the ring is
"inside" the collector with no way to "get behind" the
band and "push" but I do understand what you saying.

I'm thinking about using a method that is used in the
electronics industry.

Using a piece of flat "ribbon" with one loop around the
band, I should be able to grab the ribbon from outside
the bag and "pull" the band toward the inside and release
the pressure.

This is similar to the ribbons found in a
battery compartment of a electronic device.

(sounds good on paper but we shall see)




tom wrote:

Yabbut, you'll still have to empty out the bag every now and then. If
Mr. Barber's talkin' about what I think he's talkin' about, try pushing
radially on the bag at one point as near to the ring as possible. The
ring should bend inward, allowing removal. I think... Tom