Title: Inflight intravenous bottle holder

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1. A bottle holder assembly, adapted for use as an inflight holder of an intravenous bottle aboard an aircraft, wherein said aircraft is equipped with conventional litters and litter support straps, and wherein said intravenous bottle is of the conventional type having two ends, with a neck and an outlet at one end, and with a bottom and a bail at the other end, comprising:

a. a cradle generally configurated in the form of an inverted T, wherein said T has a vertical leg with an upper end and a lower end, and a horizontal leg, and wherein said cradle is suitably configurated and dimensioned so as to be removably attachable to, and slideably movable along, any one of said litter support straps;

b. a hook releasably connected to said upper end of said vertical leg of said inverted T-shaped cradle, wherein said hook is suitably configurated and dimensioned to accept and to hold said bale of said intravenous bottle when said bottle is in an inverted position;

c. and, a strap subassembly removably attached to said cradle and suitably configurated and dimensioned to accept, and to assist in holding and in supporting, said intravenous bottle at said neck and outlet end when said bottle is in an inverted position, wherein said strap subassembly includes:

1. an upper strap having a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein said end portions are releasably connectable;

2. an intermediate strap having a first end portion and a second end portion, with said first and second end portions attached to said upper strap at different locations respectively, thereby causing said intermediate strap to become formed in the shape of a half-loop;

3. and, a first lower strap and a second lower strap, with each said lower strap having a first and a second end portion, and with said first end portion of said first lower strap attached to said intermediate strap, and with said second end portion of said second lower strap also attached to said intermediate strap at a different location, and also with said second end portion of said first lower strap, and said first end portion of said second lower strap releasably connectable.

2. A strap subassembly, as set forth in claim 1, wherein each said strap is made of nylon web material.

3. A strap subassembly, as set forth in claim 2, wherein:

a. said first end portion and said second end portion of said nylon web upper strap each have, respectively, complementary "Velcro" pieces which render said first and second end portions releasably connectable;

b. said second end of said nylon web first lower strap and said first end portion of said nylon web second lower strap each have, respectively, complementary "Velcro" pieces which render said first and second ends releasably connectable.

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Inventors: Wilson, Myrl E. (Sheppard AFB, TX, US)

Application Number: 576504
Filing Date: 1975-05-12
Publication_date: 1976-06-29
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air (Washington, DC)
Primary Class(es): 248/311.3 248/297.51
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1283160	Oct, 1918	Gross	248/311.
1742619	Jan, 1930	Smith	248/311.
2098996	Nov, 1937	Blake et al.	248/311.
2216886	Oct, 1940	Langelier	248/295.
2541390	Feb, 1951	Weigand	248/311.
3400870	Sep, 1968	Divietri	24/71.

Other Refs: 60,8821,030,377

Mar, 1943	DK
Jun, 1953	FR

Primary Examiner: Frazier, Roy D.
Assistant Examiner: Hafer, Robert A.
Attorney: Rusz; Joseph E., Tashjian; Arsen