Drop detector

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a drop detector, in an operative or tube clamping position, embodying our new design with the fragmentary portion of a tube shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only,

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the drop detector, in its normal or nonoperative position,

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof,

FIG. 4 is a front end view thereof,

FIG. 5 is a back end view thereof,

FIG. 6 is a side view thereof, and

FIG. 7 is an opposite side view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3163176 March 1964 Darling
3500366 March 1970 Chesney et al.
4038982 August 2, 1977 Burke et al.
4137940 February 6, 1979 Faisandier
4237878 December 9, 1980 Kobayashi et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
2059015 April 1981 GBX
Patent History
Patent number: D277032
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 29, 1982
Date of Patent: Jan 1, 1985
Assignee: Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. (Deerfield, IL)
Inventors: James R. Hitchcock (Barrington, IL), Lenart Anderson (Mt. Prospect, IL)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne N. Gitlin
Attorneys: Paul C. Flattery, Robert A. Benziger, John T. Winburn
Application Number: 6/362,734
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/52; D24/8; D24/51