Metallic package for syringe-needles.

Application filed August 26,1904. Serial No. 222,251. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Robert W. Johnson, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and 5 State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Packages for Syringe-Needles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a metallic package io to hold needles for hypodermic syringes; and the objects of my invention are to provide a simple and inexpensive package of nearly-unoxidizing metal in which each needle is individually retained alongside of others in a row 15 to have an assortment of them for different purposes, either one of which can be taken out without disturbing the others. The case and needle - holders therein, firmly holding the needles, are made of metal, preferably alu2o minium, so that they can be put in boiling water and sterilized without affecting the same. I accomplish these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which—

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the metallic package fully open and containing one of the syringe-needles. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line x x of Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line y y of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is 30 a rear view of the syringe-needle clamp removed from the box. Fig. 5 is a side view of a syringe-needle carrying its cleaning-wire.

In said drawings, B represents the box, and C the cover thereof. Said parts are of the 35 same size and substantially of the same form, being shallow rectangular trays having slightly-rounded corners and three of their edges flanged outwardly at a. The fourth edge has portions cut away, alternating with 40 looped portions to provide a hinge, through which passes a wire Z>, which unites together the box and its cover. Said cover has pivoted thereto at d a clasp D, which is adapted to straddle a portion of both the box and its 45 cover and retain said parts united around their edges. To two. of the sides of the box B is pivoted the holder E for needles of hypodermic syringes, the ends of the pivot-wire f being received in shallow recesses <7, formed in the sides of the box B a short distance from 50 the hinge which unites it to its cover.

The holder E consists of a plate H, having a series of substantially semicylindrical pockets h along its upper edge, and a plate K, having a similar series of pockets h, along its up- 5 5 per edge; but the plate K has a series of vertical saw-cuts extending nearly the whole height of the plate to provide a springy finger Z;² for each pocket X;. The bottom edge of the plate K is bent laterally and made to 60 abut against the inner face of the plate H and is provided with lugs Z, which are looped and made to pass through corresponding perforations in the plate H, and the wire f is made to pass through the loop of each lug Z, thus 65 retaining the plates H and K solidly united adjacent to their lower edges. To prevent each finger 7/ from being separated too far from the upper edge of the plate H, and thereby possibly damaging the resilience of either 7° one of the fingers Z:², a bridle m is placed in front of and at a short distance from the middle portion of the fingers and has its ends wJ passed through perforations in the plate H and clenched upon said plate. 75

The hypodermic syringe-needles N have a hollow boss adapted to be received in and enter into engagement with the pocketed ends of the fingers Z:², and each needle may be provided with a cleaning-wire as generally 80 used.

The whole package is preferably macle of aluminium, which has a neat appearance and not liable to be oxidized by boiling water to sterilize it. . 85