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Packaged medical trays

Assignee: PHARMASEAL LAB
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Filing: 1960-12-27
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Granted: 1964-06-23
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Expires: 1980-12-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harautuneian Andrew

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 09:05
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/002; A61B; A61B50/00; A61B50/30; A61B50/33; A61F; A61F15/00; A61F15/001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 296 words
A STERILE, PACKAGED MEDICAL TRAY COMPRISING: A MOLDED, PLASTIC CATHETERIZATION TRAY HAVING SIDE AND END WALLS, A BOTTOM WALL AND AN OPEN TOP; A TRANSVERSE WALL DIVIDING SAID TRAY INTO A MAIN COMPARTMENT, SAID MAIN COMPARTMENT HAVING GRADUATIONS ON THE INNER WALL SURFACE THEREOF, AND AN ANTISEPTIC SECTION, A PARTITION BETWEEN SAID TRANSVERSE WALL AND THE END OF SAID TRAY SEPARATING SAID ANTISEPTIC SECTION INTO TWO ANTISEPTIC COMPARTMENTS, THE TWO ANTISEPTIC COMPARTMENTS CONTAINING ABSORBENT MEANS FOR LIQUID ANTISEPTIC, A FLANGE PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM THE TRAY WALLS AROUND THE OPEN TOP TO PROVIDE A FLAT TOP SURFACE; A FLAT CARD LYING ACROSS SAID TOP SURFACE AND CLOSING THE OPEN TOP OF THE TRAY; SAID FLAT CARD HAVING A SCORE LINE LATERALLY ACROSS IT AT A POSITION PARALLEL TO BUT A SLIGHT DISTANCE FROM THE TRANSVERSE WALL SO AS TO PLACE THE SCORE LINE OVER THE ANTISEPTIC SECTION, SAID SCORE LINE PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE HINGE ENABLING SAID ANTISEPTIC COMPARTMENTS TO BE SELECTIVELY OPENED AND CLOSED WIWTHOUT OPENING SAID MAIN COMPARTMENT; A CARDBOARD BOX ENCLOSING THE TRAY AND HAVING SIDE AND END WALLS EXTENDING SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE TRAY WALLS; A BOTTOM ON SAID BOX; A FILM-LIKE OVERWRAP AROUND THE BOX AND CARD, ONE EDGE OF THE OVERWRAP EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX; A SECOND EDGE OF THE OVERWRAP EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX AND OVERLYING THE FIRST EDGE; A LONGITUDINAL SEAL ALONG THE TWO LAYERS OF OVERWRAP; AND A LOOSE PORTION OF THE SECOND OVERWRAP LAYER OVERLYING THE FIRST LAYER AND EXTENDING BEYOND SAID SEAL, WHEREBY SAID OVERWRAP CAN BE PULLED BACK BY A PART OF SAID LOOSE PORTION TO EXPOSE THE TAB OVER THE ANTISEPTIC SECTION WHILE STILL HOLDING THE REMAINDING PORTION OF THE CARD IN PLACE OVER THE MAIN TRAY COMPARTMENT.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-06-23 1967-12-23 1968-06-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-06-23 1971-12-23 1972-06-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-06-23 1975-12-23 1976-06-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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