CA1247563A - Probe cover holding and dispensing arrangement for electronic thermometer - Google Patents
Probe cover holding and dispensing arrangement for electronic thermometerInfo
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- CA1247563A CA1247563A CA000490991A CA490991A CA1247563A CA 1247563 A CA1247563 A CA 1247563A CA 000490991 A CA000490991 A CA 000490991A CA 490991 A CA490991 A CA 490991A CA 1247563 A CA1247563 A CA 1247563A
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01K—MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G01K13/00—Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes
- G01K13/20—Clinical contact thermometers for use with humans or animals
- G01K13/25—Protective devices therefor, e.g. sleeves preventing contamination
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A probe cover holding and dispensing arrangement for an electronic thermometer includes a chamber in the thermometer housing to receive a carton containing the probe covers. A tear-away flap on the carton exposes some of the covers. An aperture in the chamber, closable by a sliding cover, provides access to the exposed covers.
A probe cover holding and dispensing arrangement for an electronic thermometer includes a chamber in the thermometer housing to receive a carton containing the probe covers. A tear-away flap on the carton exposes some of the covers. An aperture in the chamber, closable by a sliding cover, provides access to the exposed covers.
Description
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PROBE COVER HOLDING AND
DISPENSING ARR~NGEMENT ~OR
ELECTRONIC THERMOMETE~
of which the ~ollowing is a SPECIFICATION
: BACKGROVND OF THE INVENTION
In recent years electronic thermometers, which provide rapid and accurate readings of body temperature, have supplemented mercury thermometers in hospitals and the like. Such electronic thermometers ordinarily use a probe at the end of which is located a temperature sensitive ele-ment, for example a thermister. A disposable cover is placed lZ~'7S~3 on the probe prior to use. After a patient's temperature is taken by insertion of the probe into a body orifice, the probe cove~ Is removed and discarded.
Prior to use probe covers must remain clean and yet be readily accessible for installation on the thermometer probe. Probe storage arrangements used in the prior art have suffered from deficiencies in maintaining proper condi-tions for the pro~e covers as well as affording inconvenient storage for and access to the covers.
SU~K~ o~ rr~ r~v~ o~
The present invention provides an improved probe cover holding and dispensing arrangement for an electronic thermometer that facilitates storage of and access to the probe covers and yet ma~ntains the covers in a clean condition.
More particularly, an electronic thermometer hous-. ing is formed with a chamber adapted to receive a carton of probe covers. The normally sealed carton, just prior to insertion of the carton into the housing chamber, is opened by removal of a flap to expose some of the covers. The car-ton is then inserted into the chamber. An aperture in thechamber, normally closed by a sliding cover, provides access to the exposed covers in the carton as desired.
mO retain the probe carton securely in the housing chamber, friction material is provided on at least one inner surface of the chamber. To facilitate removal of the carton after the supply of probe covers has been exhausted, a por-tion of the carton defined by a weakened line is adapted to .
~ ~ ~'75 ~ 3 be depressed by a finger, thereby enabling the user to pull the carton out of the chamber.
The,se and further features and advantages of the invention will be more readily understood when the following description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DES~RIPTION OF THE D2AWINGS
Figure 1 is a view in perspective of an electronic thermometer showing a carton of probe covers about to be slipped into a compartment in the thermometer housing;
Figure 2 is a perspective view, partially broken away, of the electronic thermometer showing a slide cover in its open position;
~igure 3 is a view in perspective of the carton for holding the probe covers with its lower end'flaps open to receive the probe covers;
Figure 4 is a perspective view of an electronic thermometer with the carton of probe covers in position to receive a thermometer probe;
Figure 5 is a view in perspective of the carton for holding the probe covers prior to removal of a flap providing for access to the covers;
Figure 6 is a top perspective view of the carton of Figure 5 after removal of the flap with some of the probe covers accessible for insertion of the probe;
Fig~re 7 is a bottom plan view .of the housing, : partially broken away to show a surface of the chamber found ~7S~3 26103 in the thermometer housing carrying tape hav.ng a friction surface:
Figure 7A is a partial bottom plan view of the housing, broken away to show a surface of the chamber carry-ing ribs to hold the carton; and Figure 8 shows a plan view of the blank used to form the carton of Figure 5.
DESC~IPTION OF EXEMPLA~Y EMBO~IMENTS
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Referring to the drawings with particular reference to Figures 1 and 4, a housing 10 containing the electronic thermometer is pro~lded at its upper end.with a display panel 11 to read out body temperature. An isolation chamber 12 at one side of the housing 10 receives and stores a probe 1~
connected to the chamber by a cable 14. Further details of lS the electronic thermometer, including the isola~ion chamber and probe, are provided in U.S. patent no. 4,619,271 issued October 28, 1986 for "Electronic Thermometer with Probe Isolation Chamber," assigned to the assi~nee of this application.
As best shown in Figures 1 and 2, a probe storage chamber 15 is formed under the front wall 16 of the housing 10~ The chamber 15 is open at its left-hand side to permit inæertion of a carton 17 containing probe covers 18. A
sligbtly raised rib-like portion 15a at the entrance to the chamber 15 assists in retaining ~he car~on 1~ in pla~e, as shown in Figure 4.
~;~4'75t~3 As shown in Figure 2, a sliding cover 19, prefer-ably translucent or transparent, is mounted in a groove 20 at the upper end of the chamber 15. A tab 21 on one side of the cover 19 protrudes through a slot 22 in the housing wall 16 to permit it to be moved along the groove 20. A re-- ilient cut-out 23 in the cover 19 carries a small button 23a adapted to snap into recesses 24 and 2S in a wall 26 definin~ the upper end of the chamber 15. When the tab 21 is pushed to the left, as shown in Figure 1, the cover 19 seals an aper-ture 27 leading to the chamber 15, and is held in place whenthe button 23a snaps into the recess 25.
The probe cover carton 17 is formed from a blank of sheet material 30, as shown in Figure 8. The blank 30 includes an overlapping end panel 31 joined by a fold line 32 to a irst side panel 33 from which extends flaps 34 and 35. A fold line 36 joins the side panel 33 to a front panel 37 provided with a portion defined by a weakened semi-circular line 38 adjacent the side panel 33. The weakened line may . be produced by partially perforating or scoring the panel along the line shown.
A fold line 39 joins the front panel 37 to a second side panel 40 from one end of which extends a flap 41. A
fold line 42 connects a back panel 43 to the second side panel 40~ A bottom flap 44, joined to the back flap 43 by a fold line 45, is crossed by a ~arallel fold line 46 which terminates at end cuts 47 and 48.
A fold line 49 at the upper end of the back panel 43 joins it to a top flap S0. ~ weakened line Sl extends from the fold line 49 across the top flap 50 to a cut-away ~24'~5~3 portion 52, thus permitting separation of the top flap 50 into a tear-away flap 50a and a flap 50b~ A fold line 53 extends along the top flap 50 parallel to the fold line 49.
To ^assemble the carton 17, suitable adhesive is applied to the overlapping flap 31, the carton folded on the lines 32, 3S, 39 and 42, and the overlapping flap affixed to the inside of the back flap 43. Suitable adhesive is then placed on the flap 50b to secure them to the front panel 37 as shown in Figure 5. The flap 50a is torn along the weakened line 51, and torn along ~he fold line 49, which also may be weakened, to provide an opening for access to the probe covers 18, as shown in Figures 1 and 6.
The probe covers 18 are then inserted into the carton 17r the bottom flap 46 suitably tucked into the carton, and a number of cartons suitably packaged or boxed for con-venient use.
When the electronic thermometer is to be used, one of the cartons 17 is selected, the flap 50a torn off to expose the covers 18, and the carton then inserted into the chamber 15, as shown in Figure 1. Rough surface tapes 54 adhered to the underside of the housing wall 16, as shown in Figure 7, engage and frictionally hold the carton 17 securely in posi-tion in ~he chamber 15. Alternatively, ribs 54a on ~he underside of the wall 16, as shown in Figure 7A, engage and frictionally hold the carton ~ he ~ab 21 is ~sed to slide the cover 19 to the right to provide access to the probe covers 18, and the probe 13 inserted into one of the covers visible through the aperture, as shown in ~igure 4. The probe cover snaps onto the probe 13, as disclosed in the aforementioned U.S. Patent No. 4,619,271- The probe i5 then with-drawn with the probe cover 18 attached and the thermometer is ready for use. After a probe 18 is withdrawn from the carton 17, the cover 19 ls closed to retain the covers 18 in position regardless of the orientation of the housin~ 10.
To place additional probe cov~rs 1~ in position to be used, the housing 10 need only be tilted to cause the covers to slide toward the aperture 27.
After all of the probe 60vers 18 in the carton 17 have been used, the portion of the front cover defined by the weakened line 38 is depressed and torn, to enable removal of the carton 17, by in~ertion of a finger, against the fric-tional resistance of the tapes 54 or ribs 54a. Note that a cut-out 16a in the wall 16 provides access to the depressible portion defined by the line 38.
While the invention has been shown and described with re~erence to the illustrated embodiment, it should be understood that varioùs changes in form and details may be made ~ithout departing from the scope of the invention which is defined in the appended cl~ims.
,'
PROBE COVER HOLDING AND
DISPENSING ARR~NGEMENT ~OR
ELECTRONIC THERMOMETE~
of which the ~ollowing is a SPECIFICATION
: BACKGROVND OF THE INVENTION
In recent years electronic thermometers, which provide rapid and accurate readings of body temperature, have supplemented mercury thermometers in hospitals and the like. Such electronic thermometers ordinarily use a probe at the end of which is located a temperature sensitive ele-ment, for example a thermister. A disposable cover is placed lZ~'7S~3 on the probe prior to use. After a patient's temperature is taken by insertion of the probe into a body orifice, the probe cove~ Is removed and discarded.
Prior to use probe covers must remain clean and yet be readily accessible for installation on the thermometer probe. Probe storage arrangements used in the prior art have suffered from deficiencies in maintaining proper condi-tions for the pro~e covers as well as affording inconvenient storage for and access to the covers.
SU~K~ o~ rr~ r~v~ o~
The present invention provides an improved probe cover holding and dispensing arrangement for an electronic thermometer that facilitates storage of and access to the probe covers and yet ma~ntains the covers in a clean condition.
More particularly, an electronic thermometer hous-. ing is formed with a chamber adapted to receive a carton of probe covers. The normally sealed carton, just prior to insertion of the carton into the housing chamber, is opened by removal of a flap to expose some of the covers. The car-ton is then inserted into the chamber. An aperture in thechamber, normally closed by a sliding cover, provides access to the exposed covers in the carton as desired.
mO retain the probe carton securely in the housing chamber, friction material is provided on at least one inner surface of the chamber. To facilitate removal of the carton after the supply of probe covers has been exhausted, a por-tion of the carton defined by a weakened line is adapted to .
~ ~ ~'75 ~ 3 be depressed by a finger, thereby enabling the user to pull the carton out of the chamber.
The,se and further features and advantages of the invention will be more readily understood when the following description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DES~RIPTION OF THE D2AWINGS
Figure 1 is a view in perspective of an electronic thermometer showing a carton of probe covers about to be slipped into a compartment in the thermometer housing;
Figure 2 is a perspective view, partially broken away, of the electronic thermometer showing a slide cover in its open position;
~igure 3 is a view in perspective of the carton for holding the probe covers with its lower end'flaps open to receive the probe covers;
Figure 4 is a perspective view of an electronic thermometer with the carton of probe covers in position to receive a thermometer probe;
Figure 5 is a view in perspective of the carton for holding the probe covers prior to removal of a flap providing for access to the covers;
Figure 6 is a top perspective view of the carton of Figure 5 after removal of the flap with some of the probe covers accessible for insertion of the probe;
Fig~re 7 is a bottom plan view .of the housing, : partially broken away to show a surface of the chamber found ~7S~3 26103 in the thermometer housing carrying tape hav.ng a friction surface:
Figure 7A is a partial bottom plan view of the housing, broken away to show a surface of the chamber carry-ing ribs to hold the carton; and Figure 8 shows a plan view of the blank used to form the carton of Figure 5.
DESC~IPTION OF EXEMPLA~Y EMBO~IMENTS
.
Referring to the drawings with particular reference to Figures 1 and 4, a housing 10 containing the electronic thermometer is pro~lded at its upper end.with a display panel 11 to read out body temperature. An isolation chamber 12 at one side of the housing 10 receives and stores a probe 1~
connected to the chamber by a cable 14. Further details of lS the electronic thermometer, including the isola~ion chamber and probe, are provided in U.S. patent no. 4,619,271 issued October 28, 1986 for "Electronic Thermometer with Probe Isolation Chamber," assigned to the assi~nee of this application.
As best shown in Figures 1 and 2, a probe storage chamber 15 is formed under the front wall 16 of the housing 10~ The chamber 15 is open at its left-hand side to permit inæertion of a carton 17 containing probe covers 18. A
sligbtly raised rib-like portion 15a at the entrance to the chamber 15 assists in retaining ~he car~on 1~ in pla~e, as shown in Figure 4.
~;~4'75t~3 As shown in Figure 2, a sliding cover 19, prefer-ably translucent or transparent, is mounted in a groove 20 at the upper end of the chamber 15. A tab 21 on one side of the cover 19 protrudes through a slot 22 in the housing wall 16 to permit it to be moved along the groove 20. A re-- ilient cut-out 23 in the cover 19 carries a small button 23a adapted to snap into recesses 24 and 2S in a wall 26 definin~ the upper end of the chamber 15. When the tab 21 is pushed to the left, as shown in Figure 1, the cover 19 seals an aper-ture 27 leading to the chamber 15, and is held in place whenthe button 23a snaps into the recess 25.
The probe cover carton 17 is formed from a blank of sheet material 30, as shown in Figure 8. The blank 30 includes an overlapping end panel 31 joined by a fold line 32 to a irst side panel 33 from which extends flaps 34 and 35. A fold line 36 joins the side panel 33 to a front panel 37 provided with a portion defined by a weakened semi-circular line 38 adjacent the side panel 33. The weakened line may . be produced by partially perforating or scoring the panel along the line shown.
A fold line 39 joins the front panel 37 to a second side panel 40 from one end of which extends a flap 41. A
fold line 42 connects a back panel 43 to the second side panel 40~ A bottom flap 44, joined to the back flap 43 by a fold line 45, is crossed by a ~arallel fold line 46 which terminates at end cuts 47 and 48.
A fold line 49 at the upper end of the back panel 43 joins it to a top flap S0. ~ weakened line Sl extends from the fold line 49 across the top flap 50 to a cut-away ~24'~5~3 portion 52, thus permitting separation of the top flap 50 into a tear-away flap 50a and a flap 50b~ A fold line 53 extends along the top flap 50 parallel to the fold line 49.
To ^assemble the carton 17, suitable adhesive is applied to the overlapping flap 31, the carton folded on the lines 32, 3S, 39 and 42, and the overlapping flap affixed to the inside of the back flap 43. Suitable adhesive is then placed on the flap 50b to secure them to the front panel 37 as shown in Figure 5. The flap 50a is torn along the weakened line 51, and torn along ~he fold line 49, which also may be weakened, to provide an opening for access to the probe covers 18, as shown in Figures 1 and 6.
The probe covers 18 are then inserted into the carton 17r the bottom flap 46 suitably tucked into the carton, and a number of cartons suitably packaged or boxed for con-venient use.
When the electronic thermometer is to be used, one of the cartons 17 is selected, the flap 50a torn off to expose the covers 18, and the carton then inserted into the chamber 15, as shown in Figure 1. Rough surface tapes 54 adhered to the underside of the housing wall 16, as shown in Figure 7, engage and frictionally hold the carton 17 securely in posi-tion in ~he chamber 15. Alternatively, ribs 54a on ~he underside of the wall 16, as shown in Figure 7A, engage and frictionally hold the carton ~ he ~ab 21 is ~sed to slide the cover 19 to the right to provide access to the probe covers 18, and the probe 13 inserted into one of the covers visible through the aperture, as shown in ~igure 4. The probe cover snaps onto the probe 13, as disclosed in the aforementioned U.S. Patent No. 4,619,271- The probe i5 then with-drawn with the probe cover 18 attached and the thermometer is ready for use. After a probe 18 is withdrawn from the carton 17, the cover 19 ls closed to retain the covers 18 in position regardless of the orientation of the housin~ 10.
To place additional probe cov~rs 1~ in position to be used, the housing 10 need only be tilted to cause the covers to slide toward the aperture 27.
After all of the probe 60vers 18 in the carton 17 have been used, the portion of the front cover defined by the weakened line 38 is depressed and torn, to enable removal of the carton 17, by in~ertion of a finger, against the fric-tional resistance of the tapes 54 or ribs 54a. Note that a cut-out 16a in the wall 16 provides access to the depressible portion defined by the line 38.
While the invention has been shown and described with re~erence to the illustrated embodiment, it should be understood that varioùs changes in form and details may be made ~ithout departing from the scope of the invention which is defined in the appended cl~ims.
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Claims (6)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Probe cover holding and dispensing apparatus for an electronic thermometer including a probe, comprising a chamber in the thermometer housing, a carton holding a plurality of probe covers adapted to fit into the housing chamber, an aperture in the chamber, and some of the probe covers in the carton visible through the aperture to enable the probe to be inserted into one of the covers in the carton, whereby the probe when withdrawn from the carton carries the probe cover.
2. Probe cover holding and dispensing apparatus as defined in claim 1, in which a sliding cover is provided to close the aperture in the chamber.
3. Probe cover holding and dispensing apparatus as defined in claim 1, in which friction means are provided on at least one inner surface of the chamber to retain the carton in the chamber.
4. Probe cover holding and dispensing apparatus as defined in claim 1, in which the carton is provided with a removable flap to afford access to the covers through the aperture.
5. Probe cover holding and dispensing apparatus as defined in claim 1, in which the carton is provided with a weakened line defining a portion adapted to be depressed by finger pressure to facilitate removal of the carton from the chamber.
6. Probe cover holding and dispensing apparatus for an electronic thermometer including a probe, comprising a chamber in the thermometer housing, a carton holding a plurality of probe covers adapted to fit into the housing chamber, an aperture in the chamber, a sliding cover to close the aperture, friction means on at least one inner surface of the chamber to retain the carton in the chamber, a remov-able flap on the carton to afford access to the covers, a weakened line on the carton defining a portion adapted to be depressed by finger pressure to facilitate removal of the carton from the chamber, and some of the probe covers in the carton exposed by removal of the removable flap, the probe covers being visible through the aperture to enable the probe to be inserted into one of the covers in the carton, whereby the probe when withdrawn from the carton carries the probe cover.
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