Safety recapper for hypodermic needles

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a safety recapper for hypodermic needles, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, with all other side being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of a second embodiment of a safety recapper for hypodermic needles, with all side elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 6; and

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 6.

The broken line showing in FIGS. 3, 5 and 8 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D297365 August 23, 1988 Barnett
D302206 July 11, 1989 McAlster et al.
4717386 January 5, 1988 Simmons
4737149 April 12, 1988 Gillilan
4740204 April 26, 1988 Masters et al.
4781697 November 1, 1988 Slaughter
4834715 May 30, 1989 Hanifl
Foreign Patent Documents
2198644A June 1988 GBX
Patent History
Patent number: D323392
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 1989
Date of Patent: Jan 21, 1992
Inventor: Harold J. Byrne (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorney: Eugene M. Eckelman
Application Number: 7/386,866
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