Folder to hold coil of plastic tubing with clamp and fittings
AssigneeChampion International Corporation
InventorsHarold R. Jaeschke, Alan Linder, Daniel J. Boyle
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Abstract
A folder-container for a sterile tube and fittings. The folder-container positioning the tube and fittings in a single package which may be wrapped with sheet material such as a thermoplastic sealable material. The folder-container bottom wall is die-cut to provide a plurality of upstanding tabs to receive the coiled tube and any tubular fitting attached thereto and is arranged to position any other fitting associated with said tube.
Claims4
A folder-container for securing a sterile coiled tube having at least one fitting attached to one end thereof, said folder-container comprising:
- a substantially rectangular side wall;
- a bottom wall foldably connected to a first edge of said side wall and disposed perpendicular to said side wall;
- a top wall foldably connected to a second edge of said side wall, said second edge of said side wall being opposite said first edge thereof, said top wall being perpendicular to said side wall and parallel to and in register with said bottom wall;
- at least two fitting holding tabs foldably connected to said bottom wall and located equidistant from said side wall, the plane of each said fitting holding tab being perpendicular to both said bottom wall and said side wall, each said fitting holding tab having a notch formed in the end thereof opposite said bottom wall for securing said fitting;
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- at least one tube holding tab foldably connected to and perpendicular to said bottom wall, each said tube holding tab having a notch formed in the end thereof opposite said bottom wall for holding said tube, each said tube holding tab being substantially aligned with a radius of curvature of said coil whereby insertion of said fitting in said fitting holding tabs and insertion of said tube in said tube holding tab retains said coiled tube in a coiled arrangement within said folder-container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.