Patent ID: 8267246

Claim:
A device to hold surgical instruments for sterilization comprising: a perforated wall having an aperture extending therethrough; an upstanding, compressible surgical instrument holder to support a surgical instrument atop said wall, said holder including a bottom portion and a top portion with a first hole extending through said holder from said bottom portion to said top portion; a first peg having an enlarged bottom head positioned beneath and adjacent said wall and a shank integrally attached to said head with said shank extending through said aperture and said hole, said peg having an enlarged top end positioned atop and against said top portion of said holder; and, a first fastener located atop said wall and aligned with said aperture receiving said shank and securing said peg to said wall, said fastener located between and in contact with said wall and said bottom portion of said holder, said compressible holder located between and in contact with said enlarged top end of said peg and said fastener with said enlarged top end forcing said compressible holder against said fastener allowing said fastener to move relative to said peg but limiting disengagement of said peg from said wall; and wherein; said wall includes a second aperture extending therethrough; said holder includes a second hole parallel to said first hole and extending through said holder from said bottom portion to said top portion; and further comprising: a second peg having a second enlarged bottom head positioned beneath and adjacent said wall and a second shank integrally attached to said second head with said second shank extending through said second aperture in said wall and said second hole, said second peg having an second enlarged top end positioned atop and against said top portion of said holder; and, a second fastener located atop said wall and aligned with said second aperture receiving said second shank and securing said second peg to said wall, said second fastener located between and in contact with said wall and said bottom portion of said holder, said compressible holder located between and in contact with said second top end of said second peg and said second fastener with said second top end forcing said compressible holder against said second fastener allowing said second fastener to move relative to said second peg but limiting disengagement of said second peg from said wall; and wherein said holder includes a first column, a second column, and a vertically extending first wall integrally joined to said first column and said second column, said first hole extends through said first column and said second hole extends through said second column, said vertically extending wall has a recess to receive and hold therein a surgical instrument; and said holder includes a second wall extending between said first column and said second column and spaced apart from said vertically extending wall providing a stop surface limiting movement of an instrument received in said recess.