Intravenous line separator system

• US 5,389,082 A
• Filed: 03/14/1994
• Issued: 02/14/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mary C. Baugues, Mary C. Upchurch
• Original Assignee: Mary C. Baugues, Mary C. Upchurch
• Inventors: Baugues, Mary C., Upchurch, Mary C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hirsch, Paul J.
• Application Number:
  US08/209,710
• Time in Patent Office: 337 Days
• Field of Search: 604/174, 604/179, 604/180, 604/189, 604/543, 24/543, 248/68.1, 128/DIG. 26
• US Class Current: 604/174
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0246 fixed on the skin having a cover for covering the holding means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1418 Clips, separators or the like for supporting tubes or leads
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/26 Cannula supporters
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44752 Integral locking-means

Abstract

An intravenous line separator system comprising a cover plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end, a plurality of U-shaped grooves formed within the cover plate, a hinge pin positioned within the first end of the cover plate, a C-shaped locking element integral with the second end of the cover plate; and a base plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end, a plurality of U-shaped grooves, the U-shaped grooves of the base plate corresponding in number and position to the U-shaped grooves of the cover plate, a hinge pin receiving means positioned at the first end of the base plate, the hinge pin of the cover plate adapted to be received within the hinge pin receiving means, the hinge pin and the hinge pin receiving means together serving to pivotally interconnect the base plate and the cover plate, a tongue locking element integral with the second end of the base plate, the C-shaped locking element adapted to receive the tongue locking element and secure the cover plate to the base plate.

Claims

1. A new and improved intravenous line separator system comprising in combination:

a cover plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end, a plurality of U-shaped grooves formed within the cover plate, a hinge pin positioned within the first end of the cover plate, a C-shaped locking element integral with the second end of the cover plate, a first set of oblong openings positioned within the first end of the cover plate adjacent to the hinge pin, a second set of oblong openings positioned within the second end of the cover plate adjacent to the C-shaped locking element;

a base plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end, a plurality of U-shaped grooves, the U-shaped grooves of the base plate corresponding in number and position to the U-shaped grooves of the cover plate, a hinge pin receiving means positioned at the first end of the base plate, the hinge pin of the cover plate adapted to be received within the hinge pin receiving means, the hinge pin and the hinge pin receiving means together serving to pivotally interconnect the base plate and the cover plate, a tongue locking element integral with the second end of the base plate, the C-shaped locking element adapted to receive the tongue locking element and secure the cover plate to the base plate, a first set of oblong openings positioned within the first end of the base plate adjacent to the hinge pin receiving means, a second set of oblong openings positioned within the second end of the base plate adjacent to the tongue locking element, the first and second set of oblong openings of the cover plate adapted to register with the first and second set of oblong openings of the base plate;

a first strap having a first end and a second end, with the ends thereof provided with a pile type fastener, the first strap adapted to be received within the second set of oblong openings of the cover plate and within the second set of oblong openings of the base plate; and

a second strap having a first end and a second end, with the ends thereof provided with a pile type fastener, the second strap adapted to be received within the first set of oblong openings of the cover plate and within the first set of oblong openings of the base plate.

2. An intravenous line separator system comprising:

a cover plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end, a plurality of U-shaped grooves formed within the cover plate, a hinge pin positioned within the first end of the cover plate, a C-shaped locking element integral with the second end of the cover plate;

a base plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, a second end, a plurality of U-shaped grooves, the U-shaped grooves of the base plate corresponding in number and position to the U-shaped grooves of the cover plate, a hinge pin receiving means positioned at the first end of the base plate, the hinge pin of the cover plate adapted to be received within the hinge pin receiving means, the hinge pin and the hinge pin receiving means together serving to pivotally interconnect the base plate and the cover plate, a tongue locking element integral with the second end of the base plate, the C-shaped locking element adapted to receive the tongue locking element and secure the cover plate to the base plate; and

at least one strap having a first end and a second end, with a portion thereof between the ends securable to one of the plates and with the ends thereof each provided with a pile type fastener for coupling the strap in a closed loop configuration about a recipient object.