DRAWINGS
The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a medicament applicator according to one embodiment of the present disclosure and showing an end cap, a cylindrical body portion, first and second plunger members (together forming a plunger assembly), and a grasping member disposed at an end portion of the second plunger member;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 1 with the components assembled in a compact, ready-for-transport configuration;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a perspective of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 2 with the end cap removed and the second plunger member fully drawn back and engaged with the first plunger member, thereby activating the first plunger member such that the medicament applicator is shown in a ready-to-dispense configuration;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a perspective of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 4 with the grasping member and the engaged plunger assembly shown fully depressed, thereby illustrating the medicament applicator after use;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the body of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the body shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is an end elevation view of the body shown in FIG. 8 and showing the discharge outlet;
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the first plunger member of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 12
a is an elevation view of the first plunger member shown in FIG. 11;
FIG. 12
b is another elevation view of the first plunger member shown in FIG. 12a but now showing the forks with the catches engaged for holding the forks together;
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the first plunger member taken along the line 13-13 in FIG. 12a;
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the first plunger member taken along the line 14-14 in FIG. 13;
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the first plunger member taken along the line 15-15 in FIG. 14;
FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the first plunger member taken along the line 16-16 in FIG. 15;
FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the second plunger member and grasping member of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 18 is an elevation view of the second plunger member and grasping member shown in FIG. 17;
FIG. 19 is another elevation view of the second plunger member and grasping member shown in FIG. 17;
FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of the second plunger member and grasping member shown in FIG. 19;
FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of the second plunger member and grasping member taken along the line 21-21 in FIG. 19;
FIG. 22 is an end elevation view of the second plunger member and grasping member shown in FIG. 19;
FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the end cap of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of the end cap shown in FIG. 23;
FIG. 25 is an end elevation view of the end cap shown in FIG. 23;
FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 2 with the end cap removed, and with the grasping member and the second plunger member in a position partially drawn back from the first plunger member and the cylindrical body portion, thereby illustrating an exemplary operation of the medicament applicator;
FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 2 with the end cap removed, and with the engaged plunger assembly partially depressed, thereby illustrating an exemplary operation of the medicament applicator; and
FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the medicament applicator shown in FIG. 2 being properly held in the hand of a user with the grasping member and second plunger member being partially drawn back.
Patent Application
20070225655
