PACKAGING FOR CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS

• US 20130186793A1
• Filed: 09/28/2010
• Published: 07/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Becton Dickinson France (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Becton Dickinson France (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Dubois, Thomas, Gagnieux, Samuel
• Granted Patent: US 8,939,288 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/364
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/002 Packages specially adapted therefor, e.g. for syringes or needles, kits for diabetics needle protection, e.g. caps, A61M5/3202; for sharps A61B50/3001
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/008 Racks for supporting syringes or needles A61M5/001 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/108 Devices, e.g. plates, presenting apertures through which the articles project
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/147 Including a mica layer

Abstract

This packaging comprises a grouping nest for receiving the syringes, a packaging tub, and a sealing cover for sealing this packaging tub. According to the invention, the packaging comprises a plate intended to be positioned closed to the flanges of the syringe bodies before sealing of the tub; this plate comprises at least a first surface intended to be placed in contact with the flanges and at least a second surface located on the side of the cover plate opposite this first surface, the distance between said first surface and said second surface being chosen in such a way that, when the first surface lies against the flanges, the second surface is in contact or in close proximity of the said sealing cover.

Claims

1. A packaging for cylindrical containers having a flange, said packaging comprising a tub sealable by a cover and containing a nest for supporting the containers;

a plate having a first side and a second side, said plate placeable proximate the flanges of the containers before sealing the tub;

said plate comprising a first surface defined on said first side and intended to be placed in contact with the flanges and a second surface defined on said second side, said first surface being spaced apart from said second surface such that when said container is supported by the nest in the tub and said plate is located proximate the flange, the first surface contacts the flange, and said second surface is proximate the sealing cover.

2. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein said plate comprises a plurality of said first surfaces and a plurality of said second surfaces.

3. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein said plate has a profile with undulations forming ribs, these ribs forming said first surfaces.

4. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein said plate is made of flexible material.

5. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein said plate is flexible along at least one axis and is capable of being rolled along said at least one axis.

6. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein said plate comprises at least one stiffening wall or a plurality of such stiffening walls.

7. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein said plate comprises at least one stiffening rib or a plurality of such stiffening ribs.

8. A packaging according to claim 7, wherein said plate has stiffening ribs so arranged that when being placed in the packaging, they are aligned with the containers supported by the nest.

9. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein the plate comprises at least one of a continuous peripheral edge.

10. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein the plate comprises at least one full partition groove or a plurality of such full partition grooves.