Bandage container with speech, music, or instructional sound emission

• US 9,349,272 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2014
• Issued: 05/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Martin, Tambra, Johnson, Brittany
• Primary Examiner(s): HOFSASS, JEFFERY A
• Application Number:
  US14/445,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20160035209A1
• Time in Patent Office: 665 Days
• Field of Search: 3406911-692, 340/384.1, 340/384.6, 340/384.7
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/00072 Packaging of dressings
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/00076 Packaging of adhesive dressings
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 15/002 dispensers for web or tape like bandages
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources

Abstract

A bandage container (100) is provided with a container body (101) having a base (103) and a plurality of sidewalls (104,105) extending from the base to define a bandage receiving cavity (201). A lid (102) is coupled to the container body to pivot between a closed position and an open position. One or more bandages (203) are disposed within the bandage receiving cavity. A sensor (901) detects the lid in or transitioning to open position. A sounder (903), operable with the sensor, emits one or more audible sounds (204) when the sensor detects the lid in or transitioning to the radially displaced open position.

Claims

1. A bandage container, comprising:

a container body comprising a base and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base to define a bandage receiving cavity, the plurality of sidewalls defining an opening of the bandage receiving cavity;

a lid pivotally coupled to the container body, the lid to pivot between a closed position covering the opening and a radially displaced open position;

another lid pivotally coupled to the container body, the another lid to pivot between another closed position covering the opening and another radially displaced open position;

one or more bandages disposed within the bandage receiving cavity;

a sensor to detect the lid in or transitioning to the radially displaced open position; and

a sounder, operable with the sensor, the sounder to emit one or more pre-recorded sounds when the sensor detects the lid in or transitioning to the radially displaced open position.

2. The bandage container of claim 1, the sensor comprising:

a spring contact switch; and

an insulating slider;

the insulating slider coupled to the lid;

the insulating slider to translate when the lid pivots to the radially displaced open position;

the spring contact switch to close when the insulating slider translates to actuate the sensor.

3. The bandage container of claim 1, the sensor comprising a light detector, the lid to pivot from the closed position to the radially displaced open position to expose the light detector to light to actuate the light detector.

4. The bandage container of claim 1, further comprising a partition dividing the bandage receiving cavity into a first portion and a second portion, the one or more bandages disposed within the first portion, the sounder disposed within the second portion.

5. The bandage container of claim 1, the lid attached to a first side of the container body to pivot radially one of clockwise or counterclockwise relative to the container body, the another lid to pivot radially another of clockwise or counterclockwise relative to the container body.

6. The bandage container of claim 5, the lid to close atop the another lid, the lid to pivot to the radially displaced open position to actuate the sounder to emit the one or more pre-recorded sounds while the another lid remains in the another closed position.

7. The bandage container of claim 6, further comprising a seal to retain the another lid in the another closed position until the seal is broken.

8. The bandage container of claim 6, the one or more pre-recorded sounds one or more of music or speech.

9. The bandage container of claim 6, the one or more pre-recorded sounds comprising instructions for using one or more of the bandage container or the one or more bandages.

10. The bandage container of claim 6, further comprising one or more lights, operable with the sensor, to illuminate when the sensor detects the lid in or transitioning to the radially displaced open position.

11. The bandage container of claim 10, the one or more lights to flash when the sensor detects the lid in or transitioning to the radially displaced open position.

12. The bandage container of claim 4, further comprising an ell to translate from a first position to a second position, the one or more bandages enclosed between the ell and the partition when the ell is in the first position, the one or more bandages exposed when the ell is in the second position.

13. The bandage container of claim 12, further comprising a spring to bias the ell in the first position.

14. The bandage container of claim 4, the sounder comprising:

a memory device to store data corresponding to recorded sound expressions;

a loudspeaker;

one or more drivers, operable with the loudspeaker and the memory device, to deliver one or more of the recorded sound expressions to the loudspeaker; and

an energy storage device.

15. A bandage container, comprising:

a container body comprising a base and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base to define a bandage receiving cavity, the plurality of sidewalls defining an opening of the bandage receiving cavity;

one or more bandages disposed within the bandage receiving cavity;

a first lid, the first lid to selectively transition between a first lid closed position concealing the one or more bandages and a first lid open position revealing the one or more bandages;

a second lid pivotally coupled to the container body, the second lid to pivot between a second lid closed position covering the first lid and a second lid radially displaced open position revealing the first lid;

a sensor to detect one of the first lid in or transitioning to the first lid open position or the second lid in or transitioning to the second lid radially displaced open position; and

a sounder, operable with the sensor, the sounder to emit one or more pre-recorded sounds when actuated by the sensor.

16. The bandage container of claim 15, the sensor to detect the first lid in or transitioning to the first lid open position.

17. The bandage container of claim 15, the first lid pivotally coupled to the container body, the first lid and the second lid to pivot in opposite directions.

18. The bandage container of claim 15, the first lid comprising an ell, the ell spring-biased to the first lid closed position.

19. The bandage container of claim 15, further comprising one or more lights, operable with the sensor, the one or more lights to illuminate to highlight, when actuated by the sensor, one or more of a predefined area of an exterior of the bandage container or a predefine area of an interior of the bandage receiving cavity.

20. The bandage container of claim 15, further comprising one or more lights, operable with the sensor, the one or more lights to illuminate to highlight, when actuated by the sensor, one or more instructions or illustrations disposed along the bandage container while the sounder emits the one or more pre-recorded sounds, the one or more pre-recorded sounds comprising instructions for using one or more of the bandage container or the one or more bandages.