Snap tray for medical accessories

• US 20040195131A1
• Filed: 04/01/2004
• Published: 10/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medical Components, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Medical Components, Inc.
• Inventors: Spolidoro, Michael
• Application Number:
  US10/817,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20040195131A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/438
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/0056 about a lateral axis in the lid plane
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/0084 Tabs inserted into slots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/3008 having multiple compartments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/30 Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/33 Trays

Abstract

A reclosable tray for medical instruments is disclosed. The tray includes a lower portion having a first major lower side having a lower hinge portion, a second major lower side having a first lower locking portion, and a first minor lower side connecting the first major lower side and the second major lower side. An upper portion of the tray includes a first major upper side having an upper hinge portion hingedly connected to the lower hinge portion of the first major lower side, a second upper major side having a first upper locking portion, and a first minor upper side connecting the first major upper side and the second major upper side. The first lower locking portion includes a first lower tab and the first upper locking portion includes a first upper tab. The first lower tab is engageable with the first upper tab to releasably retain the second upper major side proximate to the second lower major side.

Claims

1. A reclosable tray for medical instruments comprising:

a lower portion having;

a first major lower side having a lower hinge portion;

a second major lower side having a first lower locking portion; and

a first minor lower side connecting the first major lower side and the second major lower side;

an upper portion having;

a first major upper side having an upper hinge portion hingedly connected to the lower hinge portion;

a second upper major side having a first upper locking portion; and

a first minor upper side connecting the first major upper side and the second major upper side;

wherein the first lower locking portion includes a first lower tab and wherein the first upper locking portion includes a first upper tab, and wherein the first lower tab is engageable with the first upper tab to releasably retain the second upper major side proximate to the second lower major side.

2. The reclosable tray according to claim 1, wherein the lower portion comprises a plurality of compartments.

3. The reclosable tray according to claim 2, wherein the upper portion comprises a plurality of indentations adapted to cooperate with at least one of the plurality of compartments to retain at least one article in the at least on of the plurality of compartments.

4. The reclosable tray according to claim 1, wherein the tray is constructed from polyvinyl chloride.

5. The reclosable tray according to claim 1, wherein the lower portion further comprises an interior sidewall and the upper portion further comprises an exterior sidewall adapted to frictionally engage the interior sidewall at a plurality of locations along the interior sidewall.

6. The reclosable tray according to claim 1, wherein the first minor lower side comprises a second lower locking tab and the first minor upper side comprises a second upper locking tab and wherein the first lower tab is engageable with the first upper tab to releasably retain the first upper minor side proximate to the first lower minor side.

7. The reclosable tray according to claim 1, wherein the first lower locking portion includes a first tab having a first exterior portion that extends generally parallel to the second lower major side and a first interior portion that extends in a direction generally obliquely away from the first lower minor side.

8. The reclosable tray according to claim 7, wherein the first upper locking portion includes a second tab having a second exterior portion that extends generally parallel to the second upper major side and a second interior portion that extends in a direction generally obliquely toward the first upper minor side.

9. The reclosable tray according to claim 1, wherein the first upper locking portion is engageable with the first lower locking portion such that a portion of the first upper locking portion is disposable below a portion of the first lower locking portion.

10. A reclosable tray for medical instruments comprising:

a lower portion having;

a first lower side having a lower hinge portion; and

a second lower side having a first lower means for releasably locking the lower portion; and

an upper portion having;

a first upper side having an upper hinge portion hingedly connected to the lower hinge portion of the first lower side; and

a second upper side having a first upper means for releasably locking the upper portion;

wherein the first lower means and the first upper means are releasably interlockable with each other to releasably secure the second lower side to the second upper side.

11. The reclosable tray according to claim 10, wherein the lower portion further comprises a second lower means for releasably locking the lower portion and the upper portion further comprises a second upper means for releasably locking the upper portion, wherein the second lower means and the second upper means are releasably interlockable with each other to releasably secure the second lower side to the second upper side.

12. The reclosable tray according to claim 10, wherein the lower portion further comprises an interior sidewall and the upper portion further comprises an exterior sidewall adapted to frictionally engage the interior sidewall at a plurality of locations along the interior sidewall.

13. The reclosable tray according to claim 10, wherein the tray is constructed from polyvinyl chloride.

14. The reclosable tray according to claim 10, wherein the lower portion comprises a plurality of compartments.

15. The reclosable tray according to claim 14, wherein the upper portion comprises a plurality of indentations adapted to cooperate with at least one of the plurality of compartments to retain at least one article in the at least on of the plurality of compartments.