Patents Assigned to Thomas Packaging Corporation
  • Patent number: 5823503
    Abstract: A hanger for hanging an intravenous feeding bottle on a hook includes an attaching portion for encircling a portion of the bottle and having an adhesive for attaching the hanger to the bottle. A hanger portion is movable relative to the attaching portion from a first position in which the hanger portion also encircles a portion of the bottle to a second position in which the hanger portion is spaced from the bottle and engageable with the hook. The hanger portion and the attaching portion are portions of a single piece of film. The hanger portion has first and second end portions connected to the attaching portion and a linear edge extending between first and second edges of the attaching portion. The linear edge has a length greater than one-half a distance between the first and second edges of the attaching portion measured along the linear edge. The linear edge extends parallel to a linear edge of the attaching portion when the hanger portion is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Thomas Packaging Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas E. Wasserman