Thermometer case and holder
AssigneeIntec Industries Inc.
InventorR. Eric Essen
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Abstract
A thermometer case and holder for housing a thermometer for use in taking patient's temperatures, which case is of integral one-piece plastic construction and includes a container portion for containing alcohol and the like into which a major lower portion of the thermometer is inserted. Gripper means are provided at the lower end of the case for securing the bulb of the thermometer, and a hinged spacer lid is provided at the top of the container for centering the top of the thermometer, said spacer lid being operable between open and closed positions. A hinged cap fits over the spacer lid and an upward extension of the thermometer, and is also operable between open and closed positions. The case fits into a holder for mounting to a wall or the like.
Claims15
A thermometer case assembly comprising an elongated container portion for containing the major lower portion of a thermometer, a spacer lid hinged along one of its edges to an upper edge of said container portion and sized for pivotal movement of the lid about the container edge between an open and a closed position over the container portion, said spacer lid having an aperture therethrough, and a cap having an opening through which the top of the thermometer projects into the cap with the cap closed, said opening being substantially greater in one cross-sectional dimension than another, said cap being hinged along one of its narrower side edges and sized with its greater cross-sectional dimension permitting pivotal movement between an open and a closed position overlying said spacer lid and the top of said container portion when the spacer lid is in the closed position and a thermometer is in the case with its upper end projecting above the top of the lid sufficient for grasping for ready removal from the case, the top of the container portion and the spacer also being substantially greater in one cross-sectional dimension than another, said narrow cross-sectional dimensions of the top of the container, spacer lid, and cap being substantially closer to the cross-sectional dimension of the thermometer than the other of said cross-sectional dimensions.
A case assembly for a thermometer comprising an elongated container portion for containing the major lower portion of the thermometer, said container portion having an opening at its upper end and a lower end to support the bulb end of the thermometer with the thermometer inserted within the container portion, a spacer lid hinged along one of its edges to an upper edge of said container portion sized for pivotal movement of the lid about the container edge between an open and a closed position over the container portion, said spacer lid having an aperture therethrough for allowing insertion of the thermometer into the container portion when the lid is closed over the container portion, the lid having a depending rim extending downwardly within the container portion when the lid is in the closed position, at least one side of said rim other than the hinged side of said lid having means for locking engagement with said container portion, and the spacer lid further having an upwardly extending portion along one of its edges, and a cap having an opening through which the top of the thermometer projects with the cap closed, said opening being substantially greater in one cross-sectional dimension than another, said cap being hinged along one of its narrower side edges to the container portion and sized with its greater cross-sectional dimension permitting pivotal movement between an open and a closed position over the top of the thermometer when the thermometer is in the case and projecting above the top of the lid sufficient for grasping for ready removal from the case to overlie said spacer lid when the lid is in a closed position and to overlie the top of said container portion, said cap having means for engaging the upwardly extending portion of the lid to lock the cap to the lid, the top of said container portion and said spacer lid aslo being substantially greater in one cross-sectional dimension than another, said narrow cross-sectional dimensions being substantially closer to the cross-sectional dimension of the thermometer than the other of said cross-sectional dimensions, said entire case including said container portion, said spacer lid and its hinge, and said cap and its hinge, being of integral one-piece plastic construction.
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