Patent ID: 6945401
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: A45C,A45F,A61J

Abstract:
1. A glucose tablet storage container for containing circular glucose tablets, said glucose tablet storage container comprising a housing member, a cover member, and a tab extending from one end of said housing member for connecting said container to a key holder, said tab including an aperture for receipt of a key holder; said housing member having two cylindrical sections, each of the two cylindrical sections including a circular open top, a closed bottom and a cylindrical wall extending between said top and said bottom to form a cavity sized to receive at least one circular glucose tablet; said cylindrical sections being separated and joined by a housing bridge section carrying one part of an interlocking retaining connection, said one part including two apertures in said housing bridge section; said cover member having two complimentary cover portions integrally hinged separately on either side of a rectangular cover bridge section, said cover bridge section being dimensioned to overly said housing bridge section; said cover portions having peripheral wall flanges encircling and extending along said cylindrical sections of said housing member; said wall flanges of said cover portions being dimensioned to frictionally engage with an outer periphery of said cylindrical walls of said housing member to individually releasably close the cavities of said housing member; said cover bridge section having a second part of said interlocking retaining connection, said second part including two pins projecting from said bridge section of said cover, said two pins of said second part of said retaining connection engaging with said two apertures of said first part of said retaining connection carried by said bridge section of said housing member to attach said cover member to said housing member; said housing bridge section and said cover bridge section having maximum dimensions less than a diameter of said cylindrical walls to provide an indented, wave shape to each side of said container corresponding to a share of two laterally spaced circular glucose tablets to be stored therein so as to minimize detrimental excessive movement of the to be stored circular glucose tablets in the housing member.