Adapter cap with needle bore having flat internal surfaces

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Description

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view an adapter cap with a needle bore having flat internal surfaces;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, the opposing side view being the same;

FIG. 4 is a side view taken at 90 degrees from the side view shown in FIG. 3, the opposing side view being the same;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged section view taken along lines 7-7 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged section view taken along lines 8-8 of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 is an environmental view of the adapter cap with a needle bore having flat internal surfaces showing the device for use with a needle and collection container for obtaining blood samples for testing.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-9 illustrate the environment of the claimed design and forms no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an adapter cap with a needle bore having flat internal surfaces, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D737960
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 2013
Date of Patent: Sep 1, 2015
Assignee: bioMérieux, Inc. (Durham, NC)
Inventors: Stanley Michael Philipak (Augusta, MO), Samuel B. Crandall (Troy, MO)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Assistant Examiner: Samantha Q Lawrence
Application Number: 29/453,007
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (19) (D24/127)