# US 7,743,800 B1 · Container assembly for uncontaminated insertion of material > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,743,800 B1 - Document ID: US7743800B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 11/635,744 - Filed: 2006-12-07 - Granted: 2010-06-29 - Earliest claimed: 2004-12-06 - Inventors: Nathan Albert Cole - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7743800B1 ## CPC - B65B 55/027: {Packaging in aseptic chambers} - B65B 3/003: {Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like} - B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00) ## Abstract Sensitive materials are packaged by being inserted into an uncontaminated reservoir of a container assembly without being contaminated during such packaging. The container assembly also includes an uncontaminated sleeve and an uncontaminated film. A lower portion of the sleeve extends from opening in the top of the reservoir and an upper portion of the sleeve is sealed by the film. When the film is broken, the material is inserted into the reservoir. The upper portion of the sleeve is separable from the lower portion of the sleeve. The container assembly also includes a first set of carrier arms attached to the upper portion of the sleeve for facilitating movement of the carrier assembly and a second set of carrier arms attached to the reservoir for facilitating handling and/or movement of the reservoir after the upper portion of the sleeve is separated from the lower portion of the sleeve. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A container assembly comprising: an uncontaminated reservoir; an uncontaminated sleeve; carrier arms attached to a portion of the sleeve for facilitating movement of the carrier assembly via a set of tracks; and an uncontaminated film; wherein there is an opening at the top of the reservoir; wherein the sleeve has a lower portion that extends from the reservoir opening and an upper portion that is sealed by the film; wherein penetration of the film to break the seal thereby opens the sleeve and enables insertion of a material into the uncontaminated reservoir; and wherein the reservoir is separable from the portion of the sleeve to which the first recited carrier arms are attached, the container assembly further comprising: a second set of carrier arms attached to the reservoir for facilitating handling and/or movement of the reservoir via a set of tracks after the reservoir is separated from the portion of the sleeve to which the first recited carrier arms are attached. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A container assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second set of carrier arms includes grooves for engaging a set of tracks. ### Claim 3 A container assembly comprising: an uncontaminated reservoir; an uncontaminated sleeve; and an uncontaminated film; wherein there is an opening at the top of the reservoir; wherein the sleeve has a lower portion that extends from the reservoir opening and an upper portion that is sealed by the film; wherein penetration of the film to break the seal thereby opens the sleeve and enables insertion of a material into the uncontaminated reservoir; and wherein an upper portion of the sleeve is sealed to a collar and the film is secured to the collar by a ring that is sealed within a step at the uppermost portion of the collar, the step being of a wider diameter than an adjoining lower portion of the collar so that the upper portion of the sleeve is sealed by the film. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A container assembly according to claim 3, wherein the upper portion of the sleeve is separable from the lower portion of the sleeve. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A container assembly according to claim 4, further comprising: carrier arms attached to the upper portion of the sleeve for facilitating movement of the carrier assembly via a set of tracks. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A container assembly according to claim 5, further comprising: a second set of carrier arms attached to the reservoir for facilitating handling and/or movement of the reservoir via a set of tracks after the upper portion of the sleeve is separated from the lower portion of the sleeve. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A container assembly according to claim 6, wherein the second set of carrier arms includes grooves for engaging a set of tracks. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) A container assembly according to claim 4, further comprising a cap for covering the lower portion of the sleeve after the upper portion of the sleeve is separated from the lower portion of the sleeve. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) A container assembly according to claim 3, wherein the reservoir includes a section having a thin wall that can be penetrated by a syringe. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) A container assembly according to claim 4, further comprising a base for covering the lower portion of the sleeve after the upper portion of the sleeve is separated from the lower portion of the sleeve so that the reservoir can rest on the base. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A container assembly according to claim 10, wherein the reservoir includes a section having a thin wall that can be penetrated by a syringe. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A container assembly according to claim 11, further comprising a removable cap for covering the thin section of the reservoir. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) A container assembly according to claim 3, further comprising: carrier arms attached to a portion of the sleeve for facilitating movement of the carrier assembly via a set of tracks. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) A container assembly according to claim 3, further comprising: carrier arms containing magnetically attractive material for cooperating with magnetic-levitation transport means to facilitate movement of the container assembly via a set of tracks. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) A container assembly according to claim 3, further comprising: a set of carrier arms attached to the reservoir for facilitating handling and/or movement of the reservoir via a set of tracks. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A container assembly according to claim 15, wherein the set of carrier arms includes grooves for engaging a set of tracks. ### Claim 17 (depends on 3) A container assembly according to claim 3, wherein the reservoir includes a section having a thin wall that can be penetrated by a syringe. ### Claim 18 (depends on 3) A container assembly according to claim 3, wherein the film is a thin film. ### Claim 19 (depends on 3) A container assembly according to claim 3, wherein said material has not been inserted into the uncontaminated reservoir.