U.S. patent number 3,807,679 [Application Number 05/278,090] was granted by the patent office on 1974-04-30 for one piece molded bottle band.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Burron Medical Products, Inc.. Invention is credited to George K. Burke, Kenneth Raines.
United States Patent |
3,807,679 |
Burke , et al. |
April 30, 1974 |
ONE PIECE MOLDED BOTTLE BAND
Abstract
A low cost, one piece molded bottle band having a substantially
circular bottle encircling strap or band and a substantially
semi-circular hanger strap or band joined to the bottle encircling
strap at diametrically opposite sides thereof, said bottle
encircling strap having expansion joint means to permit easier
attachment of the bottle band to a bottle and also permitting the
bottle band to be used on different size bottles. Further, the
hanger strap includes means thereon for cooperation with the
expansion joint means on the bottle encircling strap for locking
the hanger strap in folded position to one side to facilitate
storage of the bottle band.
Inventors: |
Burke; George K. (Bethlehem,
PA), Raines; Kenneth (Bethlehem, PA) |
Assignee: |
Burron Medical Products, Inc.
(Bethlehem, PA)
|
Family
ID: |
23063641 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/278,090 |
Filed: |
August 4, 1972 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
248/690;
248/311.3; 294/31.2; 248/318; 215/399 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G
23/0241 (20130101); A61M 5/1417 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47G
23/00 (20060101); A47G 23/02 (20060101); A61M
5/14 (20060101); A47g 029/02 () |
Field of
Search: |
;215/1R,1A,101
;248/318,359 ;294/31.2,33,2R,27H ;24/256,257R ;220/94R |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Norton; Donald F.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Shoemaker and Mattare
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A one piece molded bottle band comprising a substantially
circular bottle encircling strap and a substantially semi-circular
hanger strap joined to the bottle encircling strap at diametrically
opposite sides thereof, said bottle encircling strap having
arcuate, outwardly curved portions having an open, inner concave
surface and defining expansion joint means therein spaced from the
juncture of the hanger strap with the bottle encircling strap to
facilitate attachment of said bottle band to a bottle and removal
of said bottle band from a bottle, and also enabling said bottle
band to be used interchangeably with bottles of different size.
2. A one piece molded bottle band as in claim 1, wherein said
bottle band is of integral one piece construction and is injection
molded of a plastic material.
3. A one piece molded bottle band as in claim 1, wherein there are
two expansion joint means at diametrically opposite sides of the
bottle encircling strap and spaced approximately 90.degree. from
the juncture of the hanger strap with the bottle encircling
strap.
4. A one piece molded bottle band as in claim 1, wherein
cooperating locking means are on the hanger strap and on the bottle
encircling strap to lock the hanger strap in folded position to one
side of the bottle encircling strap.
5. A one piece molded bottle band as in claim 4, wherein said
locking means comprises a locking channel on said hanger strap
which receives one of said expansion joint means therein to hold
said hanger strap in folded position.
6. A one piece molded bottle band as in claim 5, wherein said
locking channel is between a pair of ribs on the inner surface on
said hanger strap at the apex thereof and extending in a direction
perpendicular to a line drawn between said expansion joint
means.
7. A one piece molded bottle band as in claim 6, wherein said
expansion joint means have a greater cross sectional thickness than
the cross sectional thickness of the remainder of said bottle
encircling strap.
Description
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to bottle bands for bottles such as
intravenous bottles and the like for hanging or suspending the
bottles.
Many different types of bottle bands are known in the prior art for
hanging or suspending bottles such as intravenous bottles and the
like. All such prior art devices are relatively complicated and
expensive in construction or are difficult to attach to a bottle or
the like or are substantially bulky or cumbersome for storage.
The present invention provides a one piece molded bottle band made
of a suitable plastic material or the like which is preferably
injection molded to form a circular bottle encircling band or strap
having an integral upstanding semi-circular hanger strap or band
joined thereto on diametrically opposite sides thereof. The bottle
encircling band or strap has expansion joint means therein to
permit easier attachment of the bottle encircling band to a bottle
such as an intravenous bottle or the like and also enables the
bottle band to be used with different size bottles. Additionally,
interengaging interlocking means are on the bottle encircling band
and on the hanger strap or band for locking the hanger strap in a
folded position to one side or the other to facilitate storage of
the bottle band or of a bottle with the bottle band attached
thereto.
Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide a simple and
economical one piece molded bottle band which has expansion joint
means therein to facilitate attachment of the bottle band to a
bottle and to enable the bottle band to be used with different size
bottles, and which further includes means thereon for locking the
bottle band in a folded position to facilitate storage thereof.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the bottle band in accordance
with the present invention attached to a bottle and with the hanger
strap shown in folded position in phantom lines;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the bottle band of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side view in elevation of the bottle band of FIG. 2;
and,
FIG. 4 is a view in section taken along line 4--4 in FIG. 3, and
showing the hanger strap folded to one side in phantom line.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A one piece molded bottle band is indicated generally at 1 in FIG.
1, attached to a bottle B, such as an intravenous bottle or the
like. The bottle band includes a substantially circular bottle
encircling strap 2 and a substantially semi-circular upstanding
hanger strap 3 integrally joined to the bottle strap 2 on
diametrically opposite sides thereof. The bottle strap 2 has a pair
of identical expansion joint means 4 and 5 at diametrically
opposite sides thereof and preferably spaced about 90.degree. from
the point at which the hanger strap is joined to the bottle strap.
The expansion joint means comprise arcuately outwardly shaped
portions of the strap 2 which yield or flex to enable the diameter
of the bottle band or strap 2 to enlarge to accommodate itself to
different size bottles and to facilitate attachment of the bottle
band to a bottle. The arcuate, outwardly directed portions 4 and 5
are slightly thicker in cross section than the remainder of strap 2
and normally assume the position and shape seen in FIG. 2, and the
natural resiliency of the material of which the bottle band is
manufactured tends to hold these portions in this configuration.
Thus, when the bottle band is positioned on a bottle, the expansion
joints 4 and 5 constantly urge the bottle band 2 inwardly against
the bottle to help maintain the bottle band in position on the
bottle. However, the expansion joints are relatively easily flexed
to facilitate attachment of the bottle band to a bottle and removal
of the bottle band from a bottle when desired.
The hanger strap 3 has a pair of integral ribs 6 and 7 on the inner
surface of the apex thereof, defining a locking channel 8
therebetween.
As seen in FIGS. 1 and 4, the hanger strap 3 may be folded or
flexed to either one side or the other to snap one or the other of
the ribs 6 or 7 behind a respective expansion joint 4 or 5 to lock
the hanger strap in the folded position to one side of the bottle
band. Locking of the hanger strap to one side of the bottle band
greatly facilitates storage of the bottle band or of intravenous
bottles having the bottle band attached thereto since the hanger
strap occupies much less space in the folded position than in its
upright position.
The one piece molded bottle band is preferably injection molded and
in a preferred embodiment comprises 80 durometer polyvinyl
chloride. Other materials such as polyethylene, or Alathon 2010 may
be used, if desired.
The expansion joint means permits the bottle band to be used on
bottles with diameters differing as much as 0.125 inch for a bottle
band having an inside diameter of 2.6 inches.
On a bottle band of this size, the bottle strap 2 preferably has a
thickness on the order of 0.062 inch, and the expansion joints 4
and 5 have a radius of curvature of approximately 0.250 inch, and a
cross sectional thickness of approximately 0.075 inch.
The hanger strap 3 has a radius of curvature of approximately 1.30
inches and the center of curvature is spaced upwardly from the
upper edge of the bottle strap about 0.312 inch. The hanger strap
has a width of about 0.375 inch and a cross sectional thickness of
about 0.062 inch.
The bottle strap and hanger strap could obviously have other sizes
than the specific sizes described herein, if desired, and the
expansion joints 4 and 5 need not have a greater wall thickness
than the wall thickness of the bottle strap 2, although the
additional thickness in the expansion joints renders them slightly
stiffer than the bottle strap 2 to thus continuously impart a pull
on the bottle strap to continuously urge it into secure engagement
with a bottle on which the bottle band is attached.
Although the bottle band has been shown in the drawings as applied
to a bottle having a reduced diameter portion or notch therein, the
bottle band can equally as well be applied to a bottle having a
smooth side wall without a groove therein. The expansion joints in
the bottle band would facilitate attachment and removal of the
bottle band to such a bottle and would insure that the bottle band
engages the bottle with sufficient pressure to prevent it from
slipping from the bottle.
As this invention may be embodied in several forms without
departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, the
present embodiment is therefore illustrative and not restrictive,
since the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims
rather than by the description preceding them, and all changes that
fall within the metes and bounds of the claims or that form their
functional as well as conjointly cooperative equivalents, are
therefore intended to be embraced by those claims.
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