IP Library Granted Patent US 11,833,340
Granted Patent B2
US 11,833,340 · App. 17/126,515 · Granted Dec 5, 2023

Syringe and plunger clip for bottles

Inventor: Jennifer Anne Born (Hannibal, MO)
Assignee: Born Life Hacks, LLC
A61M5/52A61J1/16A61M2209/082
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Patent No.
US 11,833,340
App. No.
17/126,515
Granted
Dec 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment of a mechanism for attaching a syringe and separated plunger to a bottle and of the type having an attachment member ( 110 ) from which restraints ( 114 ) extend. In being fastened to the bottle, the restraints enable convenient drying and storage of the syringe and the separated plunger. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Claims (17)

1. A drying and storage assembly to releasably secure a separated cylindrical syringe and cylindrical plunger to a medicine bottle, said assembly comprising:

a member attachable to a neck of the bottle, and rest on a shoulder of the bottle, wherein said neck of the bottle comprises a first diameter and extends to said shoulder of the bottle comprising a second larger diameter, and said member rests on said shoulder of the bottle, such that said member and rests an entire weight of said assembly on said shoulder of the bottle;

a plurality of restraints to receive releasably said syringe and said plunger respectively, said restraints comprising c-shaped clamps, enabling said separated cylindrical syringe and said cylindrical plunger to snap into said restraints and be snugly and releasably secured, said assembly serving to lift said cylindrical syringe and said cylindrical plunger above a lower surface upon which said bottle rests; and

a plurality of arms being coupled to and extending from said member for joining said restraints to said member;

wherein said plurality of arms maintain balance of said drying and storage assembly when attached to said bottle, regardless of a first weight of said bottle and a second weight of contents of said bottle, to enable said bottle to sit upright on said lower surface, by using a combination of the diverging directionality of said plurality of arms and the weight-bearing juncture of said drying and storage assembly and said bottle to overcome potential instabilities in weight distribution created by at least one of said bottle being smaller, said bottle consisting of lightweight materials, and said second weight of contents of said bottle consisting of a smaller quantity or being empty entirely.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said plurality of arms comprises a plurality of interlocking arms, each of the plurality of interlocking arms joins a respective one of said restraints to said member.

3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said assembly is comprised of at least one of plastic, silicone, wood, and metal.

4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said member is attachable to said bottle via at least one of an openable mechanism, an adjustable mechanism, and an openable and adjustable mechanism.

5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said member is a fully-enclosed ring that slideably connects to said bottle by being lowered over a cap of said bottle and resting on said shoulder of the bottle.

6. A method for attaching a separated syringe and plunger to a medicine bottle for drying and storage comprising:

attaching a member to a neck of the bottle wherein said member both attaches to a first diameter of said neck of said bottle and also rests a weight of said member on a second larger diameter of a shoulder of the bottle which extends from said neck of the bottle, said member coupled to a plurality of arms each of which extend to one of a plurality of drying and holding structures, wherein said plurality of arms rest on said shoulder and balance said weight of said member and said plurality of drying and holding structures on said bottle and enable said bottle to sit upright on a lower surface with said member and said separated syringe and plunger attached; and

releasably securing said separated syringe to a first drying and holding structure of said plurality of said drying and holding structures; and

releasably securing said plunger to a second drying and holding structure of said plurality of drying and holding structures;

wherein said plurality of arms balance said member, said plurality of arms, and said plurality of drying and holding structures upon said bottle in conjunction with the weight-bearing juncture of said member by extending from said member at a sufficient directional degree to enable weight distribution for said bottle to sit upright on a lower surface, overcoming potential instabilities in weight distribution created by at least one of said bottle being smaller, said bottle consisting of lightweight materials, and said second weight of contents of said bottle consisting of a smaller quantity or being empty entirely.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising detaching said member by exerting gentle opposing directional force simultaneously on said bottle and said member to release said member from said bottle.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising detaching said separated syringe by pulling said separated syringe from one of said drying and holding structures while holding one of said drying and holding structures securely.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising detaching said plunger by pulling said plunger from one of said drying and holding structures while holding one of said drying and holding structures securely.

Continuity (2)
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