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US4765653A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Hospital form set with detachable bag

Assignee: Moore Business Forms Inc
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Filing: 1986-12-15
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Granted: 1988-08-23
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Expires: 2006-12-15
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Abstract

Abstract This invention is concerned with a business forms assembly system for medical use, particularly in hospitals, which are capable of being able to record a medical test, for example, a blood test, which assembly comprises a backing sheet with one part of the backing sheet having a transparent sheet secured thereto to provide a bag to contain a medical sample and another part thereof intended to receive information about the medical sample. The system also utilizes a retainer for supporting the bag containing the medical samples.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas I. K. Fasham
  • 👤 Harry Irvine

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-10 01:21
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D33/00; B65D33/004; B42; B42D; B42D15/00; B42D15/0053; B65D77/00; B65D77/22; B65D77/24; B65D77/28; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/90

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 334 words
A business form assembly system for use with a medical specimen container comprising, in combination, a backing sheet having a first portion and a second portion, perforations for detachably securing said first portion to said second portion, said first portion having opposed side edges, an outer edge, and an inner edge facing said second portion, a transparent sheet secured to only one side of said first portion of said backing sheet, said transparent sheet being the only sheet secured to said first portion, said transparent sheet being secured to said side edges and to said outer edge only, an opening being defined along said inner edge, said transparent sheet, said first portion, and said three secured edges defining a bag for receiving said medical specimen container, said opening permitting the passage of said container in and out of said bag, said second portion defining a record form area for receiving recorded information concerning said medical specimen, both said record form area and said bag being positioned on the same side of said backing sheet when said first and second portions are in an end-to-end relationship, and adhesive means on said first portion, said adhesive means being constructed and arranged to be partially adhesively secured to the outer surface of said transparent sheet along said opening and also being partially adhesively secured to the surface of said first portion along said opening following detachment of said first portion from said second portion, a line of fold perforations being provided in the backing sheet between said transparent sheet and the record form area of said second portion, and said adhesive means being arranged to be positioned over the opening of the bag, when the assembly is folded about the line of fold perforations, a pair of apertures being provided in said first portion and being spaced equidistantly from the line of fold perforations and being so located that, when folded about the line of fold perforations, the apertures are in register the one with the other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 334 words
A business form assembly system for use with a medical specimen container comprising, in combination, a backing sheet having a first portion and a second portion, perforations for detachably securing said first portion to said second portion, said first portion having opposed side edges, an outer edge, and an inner edge facing said second portion, a transparent sheet secured to only one side of said first portion of said backing sheet, said transparent sheet being the only sheet secured to said first portion, said transparent sheet being secured to said side edges and to said outer edge only, an opening being defined along said inner edge, said transparent sheet, said first portion, and said three secured edges defining a bag for receiving said medical specimen container, said opening permitting the passage of said container in and out of said bag, said second portion defining a record form area for receiving recorded information concerning said medical specimen, both said record form area and said bag being positioned on the same side of said backing sheet when said first and second portions are in an end-to-end relationship, and adhesive means on said first portion, said adhesive means being constructed and arranged to be partially adhesively secured to the outer surface of said transparent sheet along said opening and also being partially adhesively secured to the surface of said first portion along said opening following detachment of said first portion from said second portion, a line of fold perforations being provided in the backing sheet between said transparent sheet and the record form area of said second portion, and said adhesive means being arranged to be positioned over the opening of the bag, when the assembly is folded about the line of fold perforations, a pair of apertures being provided in said first portion and being spaced equidistantly from the line of fold perforations and being so located that, when folded about the line of fold perforations, the apertures are in register the one with the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
A business forms assembly according to claim 1 having a plurality of copy sheets associated with said second portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
A business forms assembly according to claim 1 wherein the assembly is provided with marginal feed apertures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The business forms system of claim 1 including means for selectively vertically supporting said first portion and said second portion.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1995-08-23 1996-02-22 1996-08-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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