CONTAINER FOR AN AUTOMATIC INJECTOR
First Claim
1. A container for receiving an automatic injector comprising:
- a cylindrically-oval shaped body having an open end and a closed end; and
a cap comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a hinge connecting the top and bottom portions, the bottom portion affixed to the open end of the body and the top portion sized and shaped to close the open end of the body, the hinge responding to an initial movement of the top portion by automatically moving the top portion farther in the same direction as the initial movement such that the top portion either does not interfere with removal of the automatic injector from the container or prevents the automatic injector from falling out of the container.
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Abstract
A container for an automatic injector provides safe, quick, and easy access to an automatic injector stored therein. The container includes tactile features that allow a user to easily determine the orientation of the container by feel alone. A hinged cap with an automatic spring assist feature allows a user to single-handedly open the container quickly and easily to remove the injector from the container without interference from the cap. The container is structured to receive the automatic injector needle end first and has a puncture resistant bottom to prevent the needle of the injector from piercing through the body wall of the container. The container also provides safe storage of a discharged automatic injector, with the hinged cap spring assist feature automatically closing the cap enough to prevent the discharged injector from falling out of the container.
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45 Claims
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1. A container for receiving an automatic injector comprising:
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a cylindrically-oval shaped body having an open end and a closed end; and a cap comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a hinge connecting the top and bottom portions, the bottom portion affixed to the open end of the body and the top portion sized and shaped to close the open end of the body, the hinge responding to an initial movement of the top portion by automatically moving the top portion farther in the same direction as the initial movement such that the top portion either does not interfere with removal of the automatic injector from the container or prevents the automatic injector from falling out of the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 36)
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9. A container for receiving an automatic injector comprising:
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a cylindrically-shaped, enclosed hollow body having an open end and a closed opposite end, the open end sized to receive there through an automatic injector, the automatic injector having a needle end, the body sized and shaped to receive the automatic injector only needle end first; and a cap comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a hinge connecting the top and bottom portions, the bottom portion affixed to the open end of the body and the top portion sized and shaped to close the open end, the hinge comprising a primary support and a secondary support, wherein the hinge; automatically opens the top portion to an angle of at least about 115°
when the top portion is initially opened to an angle of about 85°
-95°
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when the top portion is initially closed to an angle of about 75°
-85°
. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A container for receiving an automatic injector comprising:
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a cylindrically-shaped, enclosed hollow body having an open end and an opposite end, the open end sized to receive there through an automatic injector, the automatic injector having a needle end, the body sized and shaped to receive the automatic injector only needle end first, the body also having; a longitudinal rib extending along an interior surface of the body to guide an automatic injector inserted needle end first into and out of the body, a first pair of contoured areas positioned opposite each other on an exterior surface of the body, the first pair of contoured areas sized and shaped to facilitate attachment to an attachment device, and a second pair of contoured areas positioned opposite each other on the exterior surface of the body, the second pair of contoured areas sized and shaped to facilitate grasping of the container by hand; and a cap comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a hinge connecting the top and bottom portions, the bottom portion affixed to the open end of the body and the top portion sized and shaped to close the open end of the body, the cap having a front and a back, the hinge located on the back of the cap, the front bottom portion of the cap extending farther along the body in a direction toward the opposite end than the back bottom portion of the cap. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38)
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35. An automatic injector kit comprising:
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an automatic injector; a container for receiving and enclosing therein the automatic injector, and an attachment device comprising an S-shaped clip having a first section, a middle section, and a second section, the first and middle sections sized, shaped, and spaced apart to securely hold the container between the first and middle sections, and the middle and second sections sized, shaped, and spaced apart to securely hold the container between the middle and second sections;
wherein;the container is securely held between the first and middle section or the middle and second section. - View Dependent Claims (37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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Specification