Insulin storage and dispensing system
View Patent ↗An insulin storage and dispensing system for housing a standard insulin bottle and securely keeping the bottle in place when using a syringe to access the port on the top of the bottle to fill the syringe while providing accessibility in the form of a convenient mounting assembly for mounting on a refrigerator, an interior cabinet door or wall.
1. An Insulin Bottle Storage and Dispensing system to assist in the storage and dispensing of insulin, the system comprising in combination:
a rectangular housing having a closed back, an open front, two parallel sides, a top and a bottom, the top and the bottom being parallel, a first distance between the closed back and the open front, the two parallel sides having front side edges parallel with the open front, a cutout formed in the top half of each of the two parallel sides extending inward from the front side edges, each of the cutouts having an upper edge and a lower edge;
a lower interior shelf having a front edge parallel with the open front, a semi-rectangular cutout with a semi-circular interior edge extending inward from the front edge of the lower interior shelf;
an upper retaining ridge formed on the interior of each of the two parallel sides between the top and the upper edge of each of the cutouts parallel to the front side edges, an interior lower retaining ridge formed on the interior of each of the two parallel sides between the lower edge of each of the cutouts and the lower interior shelf parallel to the front side edges and in line with the upper retaining ridge;
an upper interior shelf and a central interior shelf each having a front edge midway between the closed back and the open front;
the bottom having a front edge, a second distance between the closed back and the bottom front edge, the second distance being shorter than the first distance, a semi-rectangular cutout with a semi-circular interior edge extending inward from the front edge of the bottom, parallel to and in line with the semi-rectangular cutout of the lower interior shelf.
2. The Insulin Bottle Storage and Dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the closed back is formed with two recesses adjacent to the top and bottom, with magnets housed in the recesses.
3. The Insulin Bottle Storage and Dispensing system of claim 1 further including two apertures formed in the closed back adjacent to the top and bottom.
4. The Insulin Bottle Storage and Dispensing system of claim 1 including a means for mounting the rectangular housing to a vertical surface including a wall, a cabinet, or a refrigerator.
5. The Insulin Bottle Storage and Dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the semi-rectangular cutout with the semi-circular interior edge extending inward from the front edge of the bottom is formed with a diameter that decreases from the front edge to the back of the semi-circular interior edge to accommodate syringes of varying diameters.
6. An Insulin Bottle Storage and Dispensing system to assist in the storage and dispensing of insulin, the system comprising in combination:
a rectangular housing having a closed back, an open front, two parallel sides, a top and a bottom, the top and the bottom being parallel, a first distance between the closed back and the open front, the two parallel sides having front side edges parallel with the open front, a cutout formed in the top half of each of the two parallel sides extending inward from the front side edges, each of the cutouts having an upper edge and a lower edge;
a lower interior shelf having a front edge parallel with the open front, a semi-rectangular cutout with a semi-circular interior edge extending inward from the front edge;
an upper retaining ridge formed on the interior of each of the two parallel sides between the top and the upper edge of each of the cutouts parallel to the front side edges, an interior lower retaining ridge formed on the interior of each of the two parallel sides between the lower edge of each of the cutouts and the lower interior shelf parallel to the front side edges and in line with the upper retaining ridge;
an upper interior shelf and a central interior shelf each having a front edge midway between the closed back and the open front;
the bottom having a front edge, a second distance between the closed back and the bottom front edge, the second distance being shorter than the first distance, a semi-rectangular cutout with a semi-circular interior edge extending inward from the front edge of the bottom, parallel to and in line with the semi-rectangular cutout of the lower interior shelf;
the closed back formed with two recesses adjacent to the top and the bottom, magnets housed in the two recesses, two apertures formed in the closed back interior to the two recesses; and
a standard insulin bottle having a top port for access and a syringe.