Tray for positioning elongated objects, in particular syringe bodies or syringes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10350347-B2
Application number	US-201816173479-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2018
Priority date	Aug 7, 2009
Publication date	Jul 16, 2019
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019

Abstract

This tray includes spaced apart openings arranged in parallel rows, intended to receive the bodies of the elongated objects, and projections making it possible to place the flanges of the elongated objects inserted in these openings in a determined angular position on the tray when the bodies of these elongated objects are engaged in these openings. According to the invention: said projections are arranged so as to place the length of said flanges in a determined angular position with respect to the rows of openings, and the openings of a first row of openings are arranged with respect to a second row of openings adjacent to said first row, such that after installation of the elongated objects on the tray, the flanges of the objects inserted in the openings of said the first row imbricates with the flanges of the objects inserted in the openings of said second row, i.e. each flange of an object of said the first row is positioned in a space existing between the two adjacent flanges of the objects of said second row, in the immediate vicinity of these two flanges.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tray for positioning elongated objects, each elongated object having a cylindrical body and a noncircular flange, the flange having a length greater than its width, the tray comprising:
a plate defining spaced apart openings arranged in parallel rows, the plate comprising a first row comprising a first plurality of spaced apart openings and a second row comprising a second plurality of spaced apart openings, each opening configured to receive the body of one of the elongated objects,
wherein the plate further comprises a plurality of projections extending therefrom, with each opening having at least one projection adjacent thereto, the at least one projection displaced from a perimeter of the opening such that the at least one projection contacts and positions a peripheral edge of the noncircular flange in a determined angular position when the elongated object is fully inserted into the opening, such that the flange of the elongated object inserted in the first plurality of spaced apart openings imbricates between two adjacent flanges of elongated objects inserted in the second plurality of spaced apart openings, and
wherein at least a portion of said projections include sloped edges forming ramps configured to cause the flanges to slide into the determined angular position when the elongated objects are inserted into the spaces.

2. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein at least two projections are arranged on two diametrically opposed sides of at least one opening, and said at least two projections include edges of reversed slopes from one projection to the other.

3. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein said sloped edges of the at least two projections are rectilinear.

4. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein said sloped edges of the at least two projections exhibit a curved form.

5. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein at least one projection exhibits beveled free edges.

6. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the projections are interrupted from the first row of openings to the second row of openings.

7. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the projections form a continuous ridge from the first row of openings to the second row of openings.

8. The tray according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of chimneys delimiting at least a portion of the openings wherein at least a portion of the projections are arranged on the level of the free ends of the plurality of chimneys.

9. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of said projections include retention means such that the flange of at least one of the elongated objects is releasably retained in the plate when the elongated object is inserted into at least one of the spaces.

10. The tray according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one chimney delimiting at least one of the openings such that the flange of an elongated object inserted into the at least one opening rests thereon.

11. The tray according to claim 1 , further comprising a heightening base part arranged on a bottom side of the tray proximate to a peripheral edge thereof.

12. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein each opening has at least a second projection adjacent thereto, the at least a second projection displaced from the perimeter of the opening such that the at least a second projection contacts and positions a peripheral edge of the noncircular flange in the determined angular position when the elongated object is fully inserted into the opening.

Assignees

• Becton Dickinson France

Inventors

• Gagnieux Samuel
• Dubois Thomas
• Carrel Franck
• Eon Nicolas
• Allanic Aurelie

Classifications

• B01L2200/025

  Align devices or objects to ensure defined positions relative to each other · CPC title

• B65D25/108

  Devices, e.g. plates, presenting apertures through which the articles project · CPC title

• A61M5/008 Primary

  Racks for supporting syringes or needles (A61M5/001 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B01L9/54

  Supports specially adapted for pipettes and burettes · CPC title