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Syringe package
Assignee: Johnson and Johnson
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Filing: 1975-10-28
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Granted: 1977-04-05
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Expires: 1995-10-28
Abstract
Abstract A container in the form of an elongated tray for packaging a plurality of syringes and subsequently forming a rack when inverted for holding the syringes prior to and after use. The tray may have an open top, enclosed side walls and an enclosed bottom wall having an external surface with at least one row of notches for holding and accurately positioning the syringes. A removable label or cover may be heat-sealed or otherwise secured over the open top of the tray. In one embodiment of the invention, a heat-sealable dunnage material may be positioned in the tray between the cover and the syringes and both the dunnage material and the tray may be heat-sealed to the cover to thereby facilitate removal of the dunnage material. The method of utilizing the heat-sealable dunnage material is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Marcus Jacob Millet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 01:49
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/36; A; A61; A61B; A61B50/00; A61B50/30; A61B50/33; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/002; B65D77/00; B65D77/10; B65D77/20; B65D77/2024; B65D77/2028; B65D77/2032; B65D77/2064; B65D81/02; B65D81/05; B65D81/107; B65D81/1075; B65D2577/00; B65D2577/10; B65D2577/20; B65D2577/2066
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A container for a plurality of syringes, comprising: an elongated tray having an open top, enclosed side walls and an enclosed bottom wall, said bottom wall having an internal surface and an external surface; and means on the external surface of said bottom wall for holding said plurality of syringes after said syringes have been removed from said container and said container has been placed in an inverted position with said top facing downwardly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
A container for a plurality of syringes, comprising: an elongated tray having an open top, enclosed side walls and an enclosed bottom wall, said bottom wall having an internal surface and an external surface; and means on the external surface of said bottom wall for holding said plurality of syringes after said syringes have been removed from said container and said container has been placed in an inverted position with said top facing downwardly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The container of claim 1, wherein said holding means is a plurality of substantially transversely aligned notches extending in a row along the length of said bottom wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The container of claim 2, wherein a second row of notches is positioned parallel to said other row and spaced therefrom so that a single syringe may be held by two of said spaced notches.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The container of claim 2, wherein said notches are shaped to conform generally to the contour of a syringe barrel and having inwardly directed projections on opposed surfaces to firmly but releasably hold said syringes within said notches.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
98 words
A syringe package, comprising: an elongated tray having an open top, enclosed side walls and an enclosed bottom wall, said bottom wall having an internal surface and an external surface; a plurality of syringes disposed in said tray on said internal surface; a removable cover secured over said open top of said tray; and means on said external surface for holding said syringes in spaced relation after said cover has been removed from said top, said syringes have been removed from said package and said package has been placed in an inverted position with said top facing downwardly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
98 words
A syringe package, comprising: an elongated tray having an open top, enclosed side walls and an enclosed bottom wall, said bottom wall having an internal surface and an external surface; a plurality of syringes disposed in said tray on said internal surface; a removable cover secured over said open top of said tray; and means on said external surface for holding said syringes in spaced relation after said cover has been removed from said top, said syringes have been removed from said package and said package has been placed in an inverted position with said top facing downwardly.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The package of claim 5, wherein said holding means comprises at least one row of spaced substantially transversely aligned syringe holding members.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The package of claim 6, wherein said members are concave notches formed in said external surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The package of claim 7, wherein said holding means comprises spaced parallel rows of said notches.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The package of claim 5, wherein said removable cover is heat-sealed around the periphery of said open top of said tray.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The package of claim 9, further comprising a heat-sealable dunnage material positioned between said syringes and said removable cover and heat-sealed to said removable cover.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The package of claim 10, wherein said dunnage material is a thermoplastic foam.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-04-04 | 1984-10-04 | 1985-04-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-04-04 | 1988-10-04 | 1989-04-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |