Holder for elongated members

• US 5,100,393 A
• Filed: 12/18/1989
• Issued: 03/31/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Melissa C. Johnson
• Original Assignee: Melissa C. Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, Melissa C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yasko, John D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gutowski, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US07/451,579
• Time in Patent Office: 834 Days
• Field of Search: 604/174, 604/177, 604/179, 604/180, 128/DIG. 15, 128/DIG. 26, 24/302, 24/306, 24/324, 24/442, 24/662, 248/71, 248/74.3, 248/75, 248/289.1, 248/291, 248/202.1, 248/205.3
• US Class Current: 604/180
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0206 where the catheter is secured by using devices worn by the patient, e.g. belts or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/026 where the straps are releasably secured, e.g. by hook and loop-type fastening devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0266 using pads, patches, tapes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/26 Cannula supporters
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/2708 Combined with diverse fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/318 Strap connector

Abstract

A tube holder adapted to be applied to the body to correctly position a tube and comprising a flat base for application to the body, and on the base at the center thereof being a tube holder comprising a length of material riveted to the base and having connection means on the end portions of the material to make a tie. The rivet may be one piece and permanent or in two pieces and snap fastened and unfastened.

Claims

1. A holder for tubes, rods or other elongated members comprising

a generally flat, support base having opposite surfaces.

member holder means mounted on one surface of said base for holding a tube, rod or other elongated member generally parallel to said base,

a swivel connecting said member holding means to said base on an axis normal to the plane of said base,

said generally flat support base comprising a thin sheet of flexible material which is comfortable to a separate flat or contoured supporting surface,

a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive covering the surface of said sheet opposite the surface on which said member holder means is located for removably securing said base to a separate supporting surface,

a removable protective cover covering said pressure sensitive adhesive means,

said member holding means comprising a strip of flexible material having opposite end portions bendable over a tube, rod or other elongated member placed on said strip between the ends thereof,

self-securing means on said opposite end portions of said strip for releasably securing said end portions together about a tube, rod or other elongated member which is placed on said strip between said end portions,

said swivel comprising a two-part snap fastener, one part of said snap fastener being secured to said member holding means centrally of said flexible strip, and the other part of said snap fastener being secured to said flat support base.

2. The holder of claim 1 wherein one part of said two-part snap fastener has a socket and the other part of said two-part snap fastener has a head snap fitted into said socket and rotatable within said socket.

3. The holder of claim 1 wherein said self-securing means comprises pressure sensitive adhesive on at least one of said opposite end portions which releasably and adhesively engages the other end portion of said flexible strip.

4. The holder of claim 1 wherein said self-securing means comprises hook and loop structure adapted to be connected and separated repeatedly, the loop structure being located on one of said end portions while the hook structure is located on the other end portion of said flexible strip.

5. The holder of claim 4 wherein the hook and loop structure on the opposite end portions of said flexible strip are located on opposite sides of said strip.