Patent ID: 6439382
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A needle and pin cap assembly comprising:a first cap member assembly including a first cap member having a side wall, an open end, a closed end, and a cavity disposed therein, said first cap member being adapted to receive a pointed end portion of the needle or pin and is cylindrically shaped, said first cap member assembly also including a cushion member securely disposed in said cavity of said first cap member and being adapted to receive said pointed end portion therein, said cushion member being generally made of rubber and being recessed in said first cap member; a second cap member having a side wall, a first end, and a second end which is adapted to receive a head portion of a needle or pin there through, said second cap member having a bore extending therein through said second end thereof and being adapted to receive a head portion of the needle or pin, said second cap member being a solid cylindrical member; each of said first and second cap members having a length of approximately Â¼ to &frac38; inches; and an elastic elongate member being connected to said first cap member and to said second cap member and being adapted to hold said first end cap member and said second end cap member upon ends of the needle or pin, said elastic elongate member having a first end portion which is securely attached to said first cap member, and also having a second end portion which is securely attached to said second cap member, said first end portion of said elastic elongate member being disposed in said cushion member through said open end of said first cap member, said second end portion of said elastic elongate member being disposed in said cushion member through said open end of said second cap member, said elastic elongate member having a length of approximately 1 to 2 inches.