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Package housing for an elongate object

US8261910B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 2010
Grant dateSep 11, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D85/20
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Package housing for an elongate object (8), including a base element (2) having a housing wall (6) defining a receptacle (4) for the object (8), wherein the receptacle (4) has a longitudinal axis (L) which runs substantially coaxially to the longitudinal axis of the object (8) in the packed state. The base element (2) comprises a head part (10) and a holding part (12) arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) next to the head part (10), which holding part is connected to the head part (10) by a weakening zone (30) and including at least one holding portion (34), which is intended to hold the object (8) in the holding part (12). According to the invention, the weakening zone (30) is a predetermined breaking point (32). The holding portion (34) includes at least one spacer (42a, 42b), which is configured such that the object (8), in the packed state, is held in a contact-free manner with respect to that part of the housing wall (6) of the holding part (12) which extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L).

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