Hanger for drainage device

Claim 2

Apparatus for supporting a housing from a support, comprising: a. bracket member formed of at least one wall and having a post member extending therefrom, said post also capable of being positioned on the housing; and b. hook member having a first end rotatably secured about said post member for selective rotational movement from a first storage position to a second hanging position, said hook member having a second end being configured for engagement with the support, said first end of said hook member and said bracket being configured and dimensioned so that said hook member upon being rotatably moved to said second hanging position can be selectively displaced relative to said post member so as to remain locked generally in said hanging position, wherein said first end is shaped in a generally hook-like configuration with a smallest distance of separation being smaller than the diameter of the post member such that when said hook member is selectively rotated to said second hanging position, said first end can be selectively displaced relative to said post member by moving away from said post member which is then securely advanced toward said smallest distance whereupon said hooked end resiliently spreads apart so as to lock said hook member about said post member in said second hanging position.

Claim 3

The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said hook member has a bent portion which is configured and dimensioned so as to rest upon said bracket when said first end of said hook member is selectively displaced so that said post member is securely advanced toward said smallest distance of said first end.

Claim 4

The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a retention means configured for attachment to the housing so as to securely retain the hook member when in said first storage position.

Claim 5

The apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said other end of the hook member is curved so as to be capable of hanging from the support.

Claim 6

The apparatus according to claim 4 further comprising a bracket and hook member disposed on each of two opposite walls of the housing.

Claim 7

Drainage device for draining fluids from a portion of a body comprising: a. housing; b. collection chamber formed within said housing for collecting fluids including an inlet for entry of the fluids and for fluid communication with the body portion; c. suction control chamber formed within said housing and being in fluid communication with said collection chamber for regulating the degree of vacuum imposed in the collection chamber; and d. hanger means disposed on said housing for supporting said housing from a support, said hanger means comprising; 1. bracket member formed of at least one wall and having a post member extending therefrom, said post also capable of being positioned on the housing; and 2. hook member having a first end rotatably secured about said post member for selective rotational movement from a first storage position to a second hanging position, said hook member having a second end being configured for engagement with the support, said first end of said hook member and said bracket being configured and dimensioned so that said hook member upon being rotatably moved to said second hanging position can be selectively displaced relative to said post member so as to remain locked in said hanging position, wherein said first end is shaped in a generally hook-like configuration with a smallest distance of separation being smaller than the diameter of the post member such that when said hook member is selectively rotated to said second hanging position, said first end can be selectively displaced relative to said post member by moving away from said post member which is then securely advanced into said smallest distance whereupon said first end resiliently spreads apart so as to lock said hook member about said post member in said second hanging position.

Claim 8

Drainage device for draining fluids from a portion of a body comprising: a. housing; b. collection chamber formed within said housing for collecting fluids including an inlet for entry of the fluids and for fluid communication with the body portion; c. suction control chamber formed within said housing and being in fluid communication with said collection chamber for regulating the degree of vacuum imposed in the collection chamber; and d. hanger means disposed on said housing for supporting said housing from a support, said hanger means comprising; 1. bracket member formed of at least one wall and having a post member extending therefrom, said post also capable of being positioned on the housing; and 2. hook member having a first end rotatably secured about said post member for selective rotational movement from a first storage position to a second hanging position, said hook member having a second end being configured for engagement with the support, said first end of said hook member and said bracket being configured and dimensioned so that said hook member upon being rotatably moved to said second hanging position can be selectively displaced relative to said post member so as to remain locked in said hanging position, wherein said first end is shaped in a generally hook-like configuration with a smallest distance of separation being smaller than the diameter of the post member such that when said hook member is selectively rotated to said second hanging position, said first end can be selectively displaced relative to said post member by moving away from said post member which is then securely advanced into said smallest distance whereupon said first end resiliently spreads apart so as to lock said hook member about said post member in said second hanging position.

Claim 9

The apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said hook member has a bent portion which is configured and dimensioned so as to rest upon said bracket when said first end of said hook member is selectively displaced so that said post member is securely advanced toward said smallest distance of said first end.

Claim 10

The apparatus according to claim 6 further comprising a retention means configured for attachment to the housing so as to securely retain the hook member when in said first storage position.

Claim 11

The apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said other end of the hook member is curved so as to be capable of hanging from the support.

Claim 12

The apparatus according to claim 9 further comprising a bracket and hook member disposed on each of two opposite walls of the housing.

Claim 13

The apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said housing is formed of a front wall member and a back wall member sealed together along their peripheries by a plurality of side wall members.

Claim 14

The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein said front wall member includes an integrally formed handle.

Claim 15

The apparatus according to claim 12 wherein said suction inlet and collection chamber inlet are each disposed in a first side wall common to said seal chamber and said collection chamber

Claim 16

The apparatus according to claim 13 wherein said ambient inlet to said suction control chamber is disposed in a second side wall adjacent to said first side wall.

Claim 17

The apparatus according to claim 6 further comprising a bracket means disposed on said housing and frame means configured and dimensioned for coupling on said bracket means.

Claim 18

The apparatus according to claim 15 further comprising bag means supported by said frame means and being of the type employed in auto-transfusion devices.