This application relates in general to an article of manufacture for providing drug storage devices, and more specifically, to an article of manufacture providing a wall-mounted insulin caddy.
Insulin storage is challenging. The vials cannot be out of the refrigerator or in direct sunlight. many people leave them in their bulky boxes and stack them in the door or on a shelf Current storage for insulin vials required refrigeration. Many people store their vials in the “butter compartment” on the door of their refrigerator. This takes up valuable space and can also expose unboxed vials to direct sunlight and varying temperatures when the door is opened. Also, commonly vials that are stored loosely in the butter compartment fall and break when the door is jerked open.
Therefore, a need exists for an article of manufacture for providing a wall-mounted insulin caddy. The present invention attempts to address the limitations and deficiencies in prior solutions according to the principles and example embodiments disclosed herein.
In accordance with the present invention, the above and other problems are solved by providing an article of manufacture providing a wall-mounted insulin caddy according to the principles and example embodiments disclosed herein.
In one embodiment, the present invention is an article of manufacture for providing a wall-mounted insulin caddy. The wall-mounted insulin caddy includes a caddy body having a flat rear surface, an outer front surface, a pair of rounded corners, a top caddy body surface and a bottom caddy body surface, one or more removable adhesive strips coupled to the flat rear surface for mounting the caddy body to a wall, and may label on the outer front surface for identifying contents of any vials stored within the caddy body. The caddy body has a plurality of cylindrical storage locations, each of the plurality of cylindrical storage locations comprises a cavity within the caddy body accessible from a top caddy body surface for storing a vial, and a drainage hole from within the cylindrical storage locations through a bottom caddy surface. The caddy body reduces external light passing into vials placed within one of the plurality of cylindrical storage locations and .each of the plurality of cylindrical storage locations has a chamfered vial slot opening for easier vial installation
The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present invention in order that the detailed description of the invention that follows may be better understood. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be described hereinafter that form the subject of the claims of the invention.
It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. It should also be realized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The novel features that are believed to be characteristic of the invention, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the present invention.
Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numbers represent corresponding parts throughout:
This application relates in general to an article of manufacture for providing drug storage devices, and more specifically, to an article of manufacture providing a wall-mounted insulin caddy according to the present invention.
Various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals represent like parts and assemblies throughout the several views. Reference to various embodiments does not limit the scope of the invention, which is limited only by the scope of the claims attached hereto. Additionally, any examples set forth in this specification are not intended to be limiting and merely set forth some of the many possible embodiments for the claimed invention.
In describing embodiments of the present invention, the following terminology will be used. The singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. As used herein, a plurality of items, structural elements, compositional elements, and/or materials may be presented in a common list for convenience. However, these lists should be construed as though each member of the list is individually identified as a separate and unique member. Thus, no individual member of such a list should be construed as a de facto equivalent of any other member of the same list solely based on their presentation in a common group without indications to the contrary. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
It further will be understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes,” and “including” specify the presence of stated features, steps, or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, or components. It also should be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions and acts noted may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two figures shown in succession may in fact be executed substantially concurrently or may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality and acts involved.
The terms “individual,” and “user” refer to an entity, e.g., a human, using an article of manufacture providing a wall-mounted insulin caddy according to the present invention. The term user herein refers to one or more users.
The term “invention” or “present invention” refers to the invention being applied for via the patent application with the title “Wall-Mounted Insulin Caddy.” The invention may be used interchangeably with caddy.
In general, the present disclosure relates to an article of manufacture providing a wall-mounted insulin caddy according to the present invention. To better understand the present invention,
Even though particular combinations of features are recited in the present application, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of the invention. In fact, many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically recited in this application. In other words, any of the features mentioned in this application may be included to this new invention in any combination or combinations to allow the functionality required for the desired operations.
No element, act, or instruction used in the present application should be construed as critical or essential to the invention unless explicitly described as such. Further, the phrase “based on” is intended to mean “based, at least in part, on” unless explicitly stated otherwise.