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US 2017/0361989 A1Published application
Prescription sleeve
OwnerFrank Wesley Moffett, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A container for medication is provided that has an inner sleeve nested within an outer sleeve. The inner sleeve is retained within the outer sleeve by a ring that engages a lip that is located near a top opening of the outer sleeve. Two labels may be attached to the outer sleeve and inner sleeve, respectively. This effective doubles the surface area for printed information compared to conventional containers of a corresponding size.
Claims14
A prescription sleeve comprising:
- an outer sleeve comprising a monolithic outer cylindrical container with a first closed bottom, a first open top and a first arcuate vertical wall connecting the first closed bottom to the first open top, the first arcuate vertical wall defining a first cavity with a first diameter and providing a first outer surface for receiving a first label, the first open top being circumscribed by a lip that defines a second diameter that is less than the first diameter;
- an inner sleeve nested within the first cavity, the inner sleeve comprising a monolithic inner cylindrical container with a second closed bottom, a second open top and a second arcuate vertical wall connecting the second closed bottom and the second open top, the second arcuate vertical wall defining a second cavity with a third diameter and providing a second outer surface for receiving a second label, the second closed bottom being at least partially circumscribed by a ring that defines a fourth diameter that is greater than the second diameter such that the ring engages the lip to retain the ring within the first cavity;
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- wherein the inner sleeve slides within the outer sleeve such that the second arcuate vertical wall can be extended outside of the first open top.
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A prescription sleeve comprising:
- an outer sleeve comprising a monolithic outer cylindrical container with a first closed bottom, a first open top and a first arcuate vertical wall connecting the first closed bottom to the first open top, the first arcuate vertical wall defining a first cavity with a first diameter and providing a first outer surface having a first label, the first open top being circumscribed by a lip that defines a second diameter that is less than the first diameter;
- an inner sleeve nested within the first cavity, the inner sleeve comprising a monolithic inner cylindrical container with a second closed bottom, a second open top and a second arcuate vertical wall connecting the second closed bottom and the second open top, the second arcuate vertical wall defining a second cavity with a third diameter and providing a second outer surface having a second label, the second closed bottom is fully circumscribed by a ring that defines a fourth diameter that is greater than the second diameter such that the ring engages the lip to retain the ring within the first cavity;
- a turn stop formed by an interior ledge formed on the first closed bottom on the outer sleeve and a protrusion formed on the second closed bottom on the inner sleeve, wherein rotation of the inner sleeve within the outer sleeve is (1) prevented when the interior ledge engages the protrusion and (2) permitted when the interior ledge does not engage the protrusion;
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- wherein the inner sleeve slides within the outer sleeve such that the second arcuate vertical wall can be extended outside of the first open top.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.