Pen needle storage
AssigneeEmbecta Corp.
InventorAmit Limaye
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Abstract
A container (20) for storing pen needles (10) comprises a plurality of cavities (30), each cavity (30) having a closed end (32) and an open end (34), and a plurality of rings (40), each ring (40) including a plurality of arms (42) that is configured to retain the pen needle (10) in a first position and in a second position, wherein the open end (34) is flared outwardly, and the plurality of arms (42) are flared outwardly when the pen needle (10) is in the first position.
Claims13
A container for storing pen needles, the container comprising:
- a plurality of cavities, each cavity having a closed end and an open end;
- and
- a plurality of rings, each ring including a plurality of arms that is configured to retain a pen needle in a first position and in a second position;
- wherein the open end is flared outwardly;
- and
- the plurality of arms are configured to flare outwardly when the pen needle is in the first position and the plurality of arms are configured to come together to lock the pen needle in place in the second position;
- wherein a plurality of protrusions extends inward from the plurality of arms.
A container for storing pen needles, the container comprising:
- a plurality of cavities, each cavity having a closed end and an open end;
- and
- a plurality of rings, each ring including a plurality of arms that is configured to retain a pen needle in a first position and in a second position;
- wherein
- the open end is flared outwardly;
- and
- the plurality of arms are flared outwardly when the pen needle is in the first position;
- wherein a plurality of protrusions extends inward from the plurality of arms
- wherein the plurality of arms of each of the plurality of rings each includes a tapered jaw to form a plurality of tapered jaws;
- the pen needle includes a hub;
- and in the first position, the plurality of tapered jaws of one of the plurality of rings engage the hub of the pen needle.
A container for storing pen needles, the container comprising:
- a plurality of cavities, each cavity having a closed end and an open end;
- and
- a plurality of rings, each ring including a plurality of arms that is configured to retain a pen needle in a first position and in a second position;
- wherein
- the open end is flared outwardly;
- and
- the plurality of arms are flared outwardly when the pen needle is in the first position;
- wherein a plurality of protrusions extends inward from the plurality of arms
- wherein
- the plurality of arms of each of the plurality of rings each includes a tapered jaw to form a plurality of tapered jaws;
- the pen needle includes a hub;
- and
- in the second position, the plurality of arms and the plurality of tapered jaws of one of the plurality of rings at least partially enclose the hub of the pen needle.
A container for storing pen needles, the container comprising:
- a plurality of cavities, each cavity comprising:
- a closed end;
- an open end;
- and
- a plurality of protrusions that retains a pen needle in a first position and in a second position;
- and
- a plurality of rings each including a plurality of arms configured to engage a hub of the pen needle;
- wherein
- in the first position, one of the plurality of rings is disengaged from the hub of the pen needle;
- and
- in the second position, one of the plurality of rings is engaged to the hub of the pen needle;
- wherein the plurality of protrusions extends inward from the plurality of arms
- wherein the hub includes castellations that engage a plurality of tapered jaws of the plurality of rings in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.