Patent ID: 8297469

Claim:
A protective sleeve system ( 100 ) comprising: (a) a housing ( 110 ) having side wall ( 115 ), a top ( 113 ), a top edge ( 113 a ), a bottom surface ( 114 ), and an inner cavity ( 120 ), the inner cavity ( 120 ) is adapted to temporarily hold a vial ( 210 ), the top ( 113 ) of the housing ( 110 ) is at an angle ( 102 ) with respect to the side wall ( 115 ) of the housing ( 110 ) such that a top crater ( 119 ) is formed, wherein the bottom surface ( 114 ) of the housing ( 110 ) is at an angle ( 103 ) with respect to the side wall ( 115 ) of the housing ( 110 ) such than a bottom crater ( 189 ) is formed; (b) an aperture ( 118 ) providing access to the inner cavity ( 120 ) of the housing ( 110 ) such that a vial ( 210 ) can be inserted into the inner cavity ( 120 ) of the housing ( 110 ), the aperture ( 118 ) is disposed in the top ( 113 ) of the housing ( 110 ) at a narrowest part of the top crater ( 119 ); (c) a first window ( 310 ) and a second window ( 320 ) each disposed in the side wall ( 115 ) of the housing ( 110 ), the windows ( 310 ), ( 320 ) provide access to the inner cavity ( 120 ) of the housing ( 110 ), the first window ( 310 ) is positioned opposite the second window ( 320 ); and (d) a drainage hole ( 160 ) disposed in the bottom surface ( 114 ) of the housing ( 110 ) and fluidly connected to the inner cavity ( 120 ) of the housing ( 110 ), the drainage hole ( 160 ) allows a liquid to drain from the inner cavity ( 120 ) of the housing ( 110 ), wherein the drainage hole ( 160 ) is positioned at a narrowest part of the bottom crater ( 189 ); wherein the system further comprises a strap ( 250 ) having a first end ( 251 ) and a second end ( 252 ), the first end ( 251 ) is removably attached to the side wall ( 115 ) of the housing ( 110 ) and the second end ( 252 ) is removably attached to the side wall ( 115 ) of the housing ( 110 ), wherein the strap ( 250 ) snuggly traverses top ( 113 ) of the vial ( 210 ), wherein a strap aperture ( 253 ) is centrally disposed through a cross-section of the strap ( 250 ), wherein the strap ( 250 ) is for helping to carry the housing ( 110 ), wherein the strap ( 250 ) is for helping to secure the vial ( 210 ) inside the inner cavity ( 120 ), wherein the strap aperture ( 253 ) provides access to the contents of the vial ( 210 ) for a user.