STOP COCK MANIFOLD HOLDER

APPUI POUR CORPS DE ROBINET DE COUPURE

English Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A holder to hold and support a stop cock
manifold above a floor. The holder is of solid rectangular
shape having a longitudinal channel open at both ends and
defining two upright side flanges. One of the flanges has
a fastening means to fixedly hold the manifold in the
channel. The other flange is formed with a middle opening
to receive an outwardly transversely projecting ripple of
the manifold. The holder is supported by a support means
which can be partially disassembled for sterilization
purposes.

Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY
OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A holder for a medical stop cock manifold, the
latter being in the shape of an elongated rectangular box; having
at least one transverse nipple projecting out of the middle of one
of the longer side walls thereof; the other longer side wall being
free of any nipples; further having stopcocks projecting upwardly
of the top wall thereof and a central protuberance extending
downwardly of the bottom wall thereof; the holder comprising a
rectangular block having a longitudinal channel open at both
ends; said channel having a width slightly larger than the width of
said box; said channel defining two spaced-apart upright longitudinal
side flanges; said manifold being fittable longitudinally in said
channel between said flanges; one of said flanges having a middle
opening for said transverse nipple; the other of said flanges having
a manifold fastening means; further comprising support means to
securely and detachably support the holder above a floor.
2. A holder as defined in claim 1, wherein said fastening
means is a tightening knob formed with a short transverse screw
which is threadedly engaged in said other of said flanges; said
screw having a free end protruding through the inner side of said
other of said flanges; said free end carrying a pad firmly abutting
said other longer side wall of said manifold.
3. A holder as defined in claim 2, wherein said channel
has a flat floor and said middle opening extends below the flat floor
of said channel and is co-formed with a transverse groove made in
said flat floor of said channel to receive said protuberance.
4. A holder as defined in claim 3, wherein said manifold
has three transverse nipples projecting out of said one of said
longer side walls, including a middle nipple and two other nipples,
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one adjacent each end of said one of said longer side walls;
and wherein the holder is of a length shorter than the distance between
said two other nipples, whereby the latter are not obstructed by
said one of said flanges.
5. A holder as defined in claim 4, wherein said support
means comprises a short vertical rod rigidly fixed to the bottom
of the holder at one of its ends; a rigid stem fixed at its outer
end to the opposite end of said rod; an annulus having a radial hole
adapted to receive the inner end of said stem; attachment means to
secure said inner end of said stem to said annulus; a support post
extending through the central hole of said annulus and engaging the
ground at its lower end; and tightening means to removably and slidably
secure said annulus to said post.
6. A holder as defined in claim 5, wherein said tightening
means is a second tightening knob integrally formed with a tightening
screw; the latter being radially threadedly engaged in said annulus
and adapted to lock against said post.
7. A holder as defined in claim 6, wherein said attachment
means consists of a third tightening knob integrally formed with a
tightening screw threadedly engaged in a non-radial complementary
bore made in said annulus; said bore communicating with said radial
hole in which said stem is inserted and at a right angle relative thereto.
8. A holder as defined in claim 7, wherein said support means
supports two holders.
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Description

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FIELD OF ~IE INVENTION
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The present invention rel&tes to medical acceasorles, more
sp~cifically to a novel support for seop cock manifolds used, for
example, ln operating roo~s.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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Stop cock manifolds are basically conduit relays used to
dlrect and channel the flow of various fluid3 between supportive ~edical
machinery and a patient on the operating table. Till now, the hoses
connected to stop cock manifolds and the manifolda themselve~ have
simply lain on the operating room floor or extended in mid-air, thereby
constituting a physical hazard to the patlent.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it i8 the 8i~ of this invention to provld~ a
~top cock manifold holder which will effectively and 3ecurely support at
least one stop cock manifold in a readily acce~sible positlon above the
floor o an opera~ing room~
It is a corollary ob~ect of the pre~ent invention to provide a
stop cock manifold holder whlch can be partially dismantled for sterlliz-
ation purposPs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In general, the invention i8 compri~ed of a holder for a ~top
cock manifold, whLch holder i8 in the shape of a rectangular block havlng
a longitudinal channel open at both ends, which i8 dimensio~ally ~lightly
larger than the manifold body. The channel deflne~ two upr~ght side
flanges. One of the flange~ ha~ a manifold fastening me&n~ to tightly but
removably hold a manlfold in place in the channel. The opposlte side
flange is formed with an aperture adapted to receive o~e o~ the nipples of
the manifold, the nipple projecting transversely outwardly.
Support means for the holder are provldedt in comblnation to
support the latter above the floor, con~i3ting oi a rigid rod ~ecured to
the bottam ~urface of the holder. The rod is fixed at lts lower
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end to a substantially horlzontal rigid ~em.
The latter 13 in turn det~ch~bly ~tt~caed by an attachment
mean~ at itfl oppos~te end to an annulu~. The ~nnulu~ le mounted at lt~
central hold, and preferably ~lldably ~o, eO an uprlght post thereby
supportlng ~he entlre structure of the inv2ntion ~bove ~h~ flo~r.
Preferably, the annulus h~a detachsbly ~ttached o itcelf
two stema ~o thaL two m~nifold~ can be ~upported. ''
;~IEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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The ~bove will be more cle~rly understood by havlng reference
to the following description of th~ preferred ~K~od~mm~tillu~trated by
~-~y of the annexed drawing~, in whlcho
Flgure 1 1~ a per6pectlve vlew of ~wo ~op'cock ~niEol~
holder~ in combin~rlon with the preferred support ~e~n~ o ~howln~
in phantom lines n ~top cock m~nlfold and the eupport po8t;
' Flgure 2 i~ a longitudinal elev~tlon of the hold~r of
Figura l;
Figure g i~ a psrti~l plan ~ectlon o ~he msnlfold bsdy ~nd
A plan view partiAlly sectioned-of the tlghtenlng knob;
" Flgure 4 18 a bo~tom plan vlew o~ ehe ~asembly o~ Flg~re l;
Figure 5 18 a top ~l~n vl~w oi the ~ame, pa~ially ~ro~a-
sectioned; and ~ " ,
Figure 6 18 an end elev~tion of the susem~ly of Figure 1.
Like numerals Indlcate like elsme~ h~ou~h,out ~he'd~awlng~
DESCRIPTION OF THE P~FERRE~ DLA~NT ~ , ' , ' ~ ; -
In Fl~,ure 1 hold~r~ io are Idi~ntlc~i, each beln~ ln th'e ~hspe
of a rectangul~r blo~k. A longltudin~'lly-extendln~ ch~nnel
formed in the block, being open at b'oth ends to ~llow a ~to~ cock ~An
fold 18 to extend longltudlnally therefrom. The chsnna1 deflna~ two
up~tandlng fl~nges 14 and 16 ri~ln~ from the fl~ floor o~ the chann~l
12.
Flange 14 ic pr~vlded with a fa~lenln3 meanB to fll~ly but
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releasably hold a stop cock manifold 18 Ln the holder, consisting of Q
tightening knob 20 formed with a transverse short shaft 20' which i~
threadedly engaged in flange 14. The free end of shaft 20' protrudea
through the Lnner side of flange 14 and i8 iitted wi~h a plastic pad 20"
to firmly abut the side of manLfold 18 while preventing dam~ge to the
latter.
Preferably, the circumferential ed8e of knob 20 is sarrated
to afford a better grip.
The other flange 16 is provided with a middle opening 22 whlch
is adapted to receive one of the nipple~t 18' of manlfold 1~, a~ best seen
in Fi~ure~ 2 and .~, openlng 22 e~tends below the floor of chan~el 12
and is co-formed with a transver~e groove 12' made in the floor of
channel 12 to accomodate the downward protuberance 18" of a standard
stop cock 18"' of the manifold. The latter ha~ a generally rectangul~r
body provlded with a plurality of nipples 18~ and stop cock~ 18"'
as i8 known.
The support mean~ for each holder 10 comprises a short rod 24
rigidly flxed to the bottom of the holder at one end and to a rigid
horizontal stem 26 at it~ other end.
The inner end of 8 tem 26 is in~ertable into a rAdial hole made
in an annulus 2B. The attachmene means thereat consist o~ a tightening
screw 30 thre~dedly ex~Pnding into ~nnulus 28 in a non-radi~l manner~ which
screw 30 tighteningly ~ontacts stam 26. The exterior end of screw 30
has a second knob 30' which i3 al80 serrated along it~ clrcwmferential
edge.
The support mean~ i8 completed by A vertical ~upport po8t 32
adapted to extend through the central hole 28' of annulu0 28. The latter
18 locked against post 32 by ~ second, r~dially extending, screw 34
threadedly engaged in the annulus. Screw 34 is formed a~ it~ exterior
end with anoth~r knob 34' which is identical to knobs 2~ and 30! to
iacilitate manufacture.

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The f igures show two holders 10 supported by annuluz 28 and
post 32. Obviously, there can be provided only one holder 10 or a plu-
rali~y of holders 10, a~ desired.