Abstract
A package holding acupuncture needles comprises a packaging tray having a needle supporting board with positioning groves defined thereon for securely supporting and positioning acupuncture needles therein; a moveable headrest pivotably attached to an end of the packaging tray; a plurality of acupuncture needles each including an elongate needle body securely received in the corresponding groove, and having a shank extending into the moveable headrest, each of the acupuncture needles including a collapsible film jacket enveloped on the elongate needle body; a sealing bag enveloping the packaging tray and the moveable headrest with the acupuncture needles thereon; and when the sealing bag is removed from the packaging tray, the moveable headrest can be rotated between a horizontal position and a substantial vertical position to support the packaging tray in a way that the shanks of the acupuncture are exposed for being readily retrieved from the packaging tray.
Claims
1. A package holding acupuncture needles, comprising: a packaging tray (4) having a needle supporting board (5) with positioning grooves (12) defined thereon for securely supporting and positioning acupuncture needles (1) therein; wherein a groove (7) or a snap joint (8) is defined on the packaging tray (4) and the needle supporting board (5) is embedded into the packaging tray (4) via the groove (7) or the snap joint (8); a moveable headrest (6) pivotably attached to an end of the packaging tray (4); a plurality of acupuncture needles (1) each including an elongate needle body securely received in the corresponding positioning groove, and having a shank (13) extending into the moveable headrest (6), each of the acupuncture needles including a collapsible film jacket enveloped on the elongate needle body; a sealing bag (3) enveloping the packaging tray (4) and the moveable headrest (6) with the acupuncture needles (1) thereon; and wherein when the sealing bag (3) is removed from the packaging tray (4), the moveable headrest (6) is capable of rotating between a horizontal position, in which the shanks (13) of the acupuncture needles (1) are properly protected, and a substantial vertical position, in which the moveable headrest (6) serves as a leg to support the packaging tray (4) in a way that the shanks (13) of the acupuncture needles (1) are exposed for being readily retrieved from the packaging tray (4).
2. A package holding acupuncture needles, comprising a packaging tray having a needle supporting board with positioning grooves defined thereon for securely supporting and positioning acupuncture needles therein; a moveable headrest pivotably attached to an end of the packaging tray; a plurality of acupuncture needles each including an elongate needle body securely received in the correspond positioning groove, and having a shank extending into the moveable headrest, each of the acupuncture needles including a collapsible film jacket enveloped on the elongate needle body; a sealing bag enveloping the packaging tray and the moveable headrest with the acupuncture needles thereon; and wherein when the sealing bag is removed from the packaging tray, the moveable headrest is capable of rotating between a horizontal position, in which the shanks of the acupuncture needles are properly protected, and a substantial vertical position, in which the moveable headrest serves as a lee to support the packaging tray in a way that the shanks of the acupuncture are exposed for being readily retrieved from the packaging tray.
Description
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of disposable acupuncture needles each with a collapsible film jacket;
(2) FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a package holding the disposable acupuncture needles according to the disclosure;
(3) FIG. 3 is another structural schematic diagram of the package according to the disclosure;
(4) FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a sealed bag of the package according to the disclosure;
(5) FIG. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of a packaging tray of the package according to the disclosure;
(6) FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a moveable headrest of the package according to the disclosure;
(7) FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of a needle supporting board of the package according to the disclosure;
(8) FIG. 8 is another structural schematic diagram of a needle supporting board of the package f according to the disclosure;
(9) FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional diagram of a packaging box of the package according to the disclosure;
(10) FIG. 10 is the other cross-sectional diagram of a packaging box of the package according to the disclosure;
(11) FIG. 11 is another cross-sectional diagram of a packaging box of the package according to the disclosure; and
(12) FIG. 12 is a top view of the inner model appearance of the package according to the disclosure.
(13) In which: (1): disposable acupuncture needles; (1a); elongate needle body; (1b); collapsible film jacket; (2); packaging box; (3); sealing bag; (4); packaging tray; (5); needle supporting board; (6); moveable headrest; (7); groove; (8); snap joint; (9); support connecting device; (10); needle embedding device; (11); embedding clamp; (12); positioning groove; (13); shank; (14); box body connecting device; (15); unsealing notch; (16); drawing strap; (17); embedding shaft; and (18); embedding hole.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
(14) The present invention is further described with reference to drawings and embodiments.
(15) FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of disposable acupuncture needles. As shown in FIG. 1, each of the acupuncture needles includes an elongate needle body 1a, a shank 13 and a collapsible film jacket 1b enveloped on the elongate needle body 1a.
(16) FIGS. 2 to 12 are packaging structural schematic diagrams according to the embodiments of the present invention. As shown in the figures, a packaging tray 4, a needle supporting board 5 and a moveable headrest 6 are made by injection of polyethylene material, and the shank 13 is embedded on the needle embedding device in the form of an embedding clamp 11. The packaging tray 4 and the moveable headrest 6 are connected, such that the moveable headrest 6 can constitute the structure of a packaging box 2 with the packaging tray 4 by transposition; the moveable headrest 6 can also expose the shank 13 via transposition, and support the packaging tray 4 for conducting sterile operation.
(17) FIG. 3 is another packaging structural schematic diagram according to the embodiments of present invention. The packaging tray 4 has the needle supporting board 5 with a needle embedding device 10 defined thereon for securely supporting and positioning the acupuncture needles 1. The embedding device 10 shown in FIG. 3 is an embedding clamp 11. The moveable headrest 6 is pivotably attached to an end of the packaging tray 4. A groove 7 is defined on the packaging tray 4 and the needle supporting board 5 is embedded into the packaging tray 4 via the groove 7.
(18) FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a sealing bag used as vacuum packaging. The package further comprises a sealing bag 3 having an unsealing notch 15. As shown in FIG. 4, the sealing bag 3 is generally made of metal foil, plastic or Al compound packing film, when packaging, the sealing bag 3 is vacuumed by vacuum machine. The sealing bag 3 is configured to envelope the packaging tray 4 and the moveable headrest 6 with the acupuncture needles 1 thereon.
(19) FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are structural schematic diagrams of the packaging tray and moveable headrest pivotably attached thereto according to the embodiments of the present invention. The moveable headrest 6 may attached to an end of the packaging tray 4 via a support connecting device (9). A snap joint 8 is defined on the packaging tray 4 and the needle supporting board 5 may also be embedded into the package tray 4 via the snap joint 8. One preferred embodiment of the snap joint 8 is taper or trapezoid, which is convenient for the insertion of the needle supporting board 5. One preferred embodiment of the support connecting device 9 is cylinder, which is for cooperation with the hole of a box body connecting device 14.
(20) FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 show the moveable headrest according to the embodiments of the present invention. The packaging tray 4 and the moveable headrest 6 are connected in the combination mode of shaft and hole through the support connecting device 9 and the box body connecting device 14, such that the moveable headrest 6 can constitute the structure of the packaging box 2 with the packaging tray 4 by transposition; the moveable headrest 6 can also expose the shank 13 via transposition, and support the packaging tray 4.
(21) FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of a needle supporting board according to the embodiments of the present invention. The needle supporting board 5 is provided with the needle embedding device 10, and one preferred embodiment of the needle embedding device 10 is in the form of the embedding clamps 11.
(22) FIG. 8 is another structural schematic diagram of a needle supporting board according to the embodiments of the present invention. The needle supporting board 5 is provided with the needle embedding device 10, and the other preferred embodiment of the needle embedding device 10 is in the form of the positioning grooves 12. The positioning groves 12 are defined for securely supporting and positioning the acupuncture needles therein.
(23) FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional diagram of the package according to the embodiments of the present invention. One preferred embodiment is that the packaging tray 4 is embedded with the needle supporting board 5 via the groove 7.
(24) FIG. 10 is the other cross-sectional diagram of the package according to the embodiments of the present invention. The other preferred embodiment is that the packaging tray 4 is embedded with the needle supporting board 5 via the snap joint 8.
(25) FIG. 11 is another cross-sectional diagram of the package according to the embodiments of the present invention. Another preferred embodiment is that the packaging tray 4 is embedded with an embedded hole 18 on the needle supporting board 5 via the embedded shaft 17.
(26) FIG. 4 and FIG. 12 show a top view of the inner model appearance of the package according to the embodiments of the present invention. The package further comprises a drawing strap 16, and when the unsealing notch 15 is torn off, the exposed drawing strap 16 is pulled, such that the packaging tray 4 in the sealing bag 3 can be pulled out conveniently.
(27) When the sealing bag 3 is removed from the packaging tray 4, the moveable headrest 6 is capable of rotating between a horizontal position, in which the shanks 13 of the acupuncture needles 1 are properly protected, and a substantial vertical position, in which the moveable headrest 6 serves as a leg to support the packaging tray 4 in a way that the shanks 13 of the acupuncture are exposed for being readily retrieved from the packaging tray 4.
