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Medicine caddy or tray

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-03-20
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Granted: 1991-11-05
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Expires: 2009-03-20
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Abstract

Abstract A medicine caddy or medicine tray includes a body having a number of medicine container holding recesses defined on the top side of the body. The recesses have inner diameters of different sizes. The body is composed of a light weight and inexpensive material, preferably a plastic. One of the recesses is a corner recess. This corner recess is provided for implacement of the index finger. While the thumb and second finger pinch the corner of the body, the tray can thus be carried. One or more concentric rings are removably provided to accommodate different-sized medicine containers.

Inventors

  • 👤 Walter G. Coy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 23:26
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/70; A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/0021; A47F7/0028; A61; A61J; A61J7/00; A61J7/0069; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/814; Y10S206/815

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 275 words
A tray for removably holding one or more medicine containers, said tray comprising: a body having a plurality of medicine-container holding recesses defined therein, said body including at least three sides, a substantially planar base, and a substantially planar top, said recesses being defined in said top; said body being composed of a lightweight, resiliently flexible and expanded polymerized material, whereby said one or more medicine containers may be firmly but removably held; means for altering the inner diameter of at least one of said plurality of said recesses, said means for altering the inner diameter comprising at least one selectively removable and reinsertable concentric sizing ring having a diameter smaller than the diameter of said one of said plurality of recesses, said at least one ring being adapted to be received in said one of said plurality of recesses, said at least one ring being tubular and cylindrical in shape and having an axial length substantially the same as depth of said recess so that, upon insertion of said ring into said recess, a top surface of said at least one ring is substantially flush with a top surface of said body; said means for altering being composed of a lightweight, resiliently flexible and expanded polymerized material, whereby said one or more medicine containers may be firmly but removably held; said at least one sizing ring being firmly but removably held in said body; means for grasping, said means for grasping comprising an aperture defined in said top for receiving an index finger when two of said at least three sides are pinched between the thumb and the second finger of a user's hand.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 275 words
A tray for removably holding one or more medicine containers, said tray comprising: a body having a plurality of medicine-container holding recesses defined therein, said body including at least three sides, a substantially planar base, and a substantially planar top, said recesses being defined in said top; said body being composed of a lightweight, resiliently flexible and expanded polymerized material, whereby said one or more medicine containers may be firmly but removably held; means for altering the inner diameter of at least one of said plurality of said recesses, said means for altering the inner diameter comprising at least one selectively removable and reinsertable concentric sizing ring having a diameter smaller than the diameter of said one of said plurality of recesses, said at least one ring being adapted to be received in said one of said plurality of recesses, said at least one ring being tubular and cylindrical in shape and having an axial length substantially the same as depth of said recess so that, upon insertion of said ring into said recess, a top surface of said at least one ring is substantially flush with a top surface of said body; said means for altering being composed of a lightweight, resiliently flexible and expanded polymerized material, whereby said one or more medicine containers may be firmly but removably held; said at least one sizing ring being firmly but removably held in said body; means for grasping, said means for grasping comprising an aperture defined in said top for receiving an index finger when two of said at least three sides are pinched between the thumb and the second finger of a user's hand.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 42 words
A tray according to claim 1 for removably holding one ore more medicine containers, said tray comprising a body, said body having a plurality of medicine-container holding recesses defined therein, said recesses being defined approximately one-half of the way through said body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
A tray according to claim 2, wherein said body includes at least three sides, a substantially planar base, and a substantially planar top, said recesses being defined in said top.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
A tray according to claim 2, wherein said recesses have variously-sized inner diameters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 11 words
A tray according to claim 3, further including means for grasping.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 33 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said at least one ring comprises two rings wherein one of said rings is dimensioned to be received within the interior of the other ring.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1994-11-04 1995-05-06 1995-11-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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