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Swab holder

a holder and swab technology, applied in the field of swab holders, can solve the problems of user difficulty in taking swabs, the angle of swabs remaining in the container may be tangled, and the orientation of swabs become worse, so as to facilitate and conveniently take swabs out of the container, easy and convenient removal of swabs, and convenient and convenient use.

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-10-05
CHO YOUNG KOOK
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides a swab holder with a plurality of partition plates to hold swabs in separate chambers, allowing for easy arrangement and storage. The bottom surface of the container is downward sloping to keep the swabs organized. The holder also has a door with a swab catching rod for easy removal of swabs, a medicament storage chamber for convenient application of medications, and an arranging plate to elastically push the swabs together for easy removal. The technical effects of the invention are convenient and easy use of swabs, clean and organized storage, and efficient application of medications."

Problems solved by technology

Thus, after a predetermined number of swabs has been gradually taken out of the container and consumed, the swabs remaining in the container lean at angles and may become tangled due to the space between the swabs.
In the above state, it is not easy to take the swabs out of the container and, furthermore, as the number of remaining swabs is reduced, the orientation of the swabs become worse, causing a user difficulty when taking the swabs out of the container.
Furthermore, if the swabs in the container do not maintain their standing position, the fingers of a user may come into contact with neighboring swabs while the user takes a swab out of the container, thus undesirably contaminating the neighboring swabs and not keeping the swabs in a clean state.

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[0024]FIGS. 2 through 5 are views illustrating a cotton swab holder according to the present invention, FIG. 1 being is an exploded perspective view illustrating the cotton swab holder according to the present invention. As shown in the drawings, the cotton swab holder of the present invention comprises a swab container 20, which is open at its upper end to store cotton swabs therein. The holder has a cap 30, which is formed to detachably attach to the container 20 and close the opening of the container 20. The cap 30 has a top wall 38 and a side wall 39 extending downward from the periphery of the top wall 38. Also, a convex lens 8 can form part of the top wall 38 as shown in FIG. 2.

[0025] The container 20 is provided therein with a plurality of radial partition plates 21 to divide the interior of the container 20 into several swab storage chambers, with a plurality of swabs 10 held standing up in each of the swab storage chambers defined by the partition plates 21.

[0026] The part...

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[0044] In this second embodiment having the above-mentioned construction, a bottom surface 25 of the container 20 is also formed to slope downward from a central position of the bottom surface to the outer periphery the inner surface of the bottom of the container 20. Thus, the cotton swabs 10 are neatly arranged in the container 20 and are gathered together at a position under the opening 32. When the door 31 is closed, some cotton swabs 10 are caught between the catching rods 70. When the door 31 in the above state is opened, the swabs 10 caught between the catching rods 70 are automatically taken out of the container 20 as shown in FIG. 7, so that a user can more easily and conveniently use the swabs 10.

[0045] Furthermore, because a locking ball 71 is provided on the end of each catching rod 70, the swabs 10 caught between the catching rods 70 can be prevented from undesirably escaping from the rods 70.

[0046] In addition, the cotton swab holder according to the second embodiment...

third embodiment

[0050] In the third embodiment, although the cotton swabs 10 have been gradually taken out of the container 20 and consumed, the swabs 10 remaining in the container 20 can be pushed to one side by the spring-biased arranging plate 80 and be neatly arranged while being gathered together. Thus, a user can easily and conveniently take the cotton swabs 10 out of the container 20.

[0051] As apparent from the above description, the cotton swab holder according to the present invention provides the following advantages. A plurality of partition plates is provided in a swab storage container to divide the interior of the container into several storage chambers, in which a plurality of cotton swabs can be neatly held and arranged standing up. Furthermore, a downward sloping bottom surface of the container allows the swabs to be automatically gathered together at one side and maintain their arranged state. Thus, a user can easily and conveniently take the swabs out of the container. A pluralit...

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Abstract

Disclosed is a swab holder, in which swabs can be neatly arranged in the holder such that they are gathered together at one side of the holder, and the swabs can be automatically taken out of the holder in response to an opening motion of a door, thus keeping the swabs in a clean state and allowing a user to easily and conveniently take the swabs out of the holder. The swab holder includes a swab storage container, with a plurality of partition plates provided in the container to divide the interior of the container into a plurality of swab storage chambers for storing swabs therein. A bottom surface of the container is downward sloping from a central position of the bottom surface to the outer periphery of the bottom surface. A cap is detachably attached to the upper end of the container, with a door provided on a predetermined position of the cap to close an opening through which the swabs can be taken out of the container.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates, in general, to holders and, more particularly, to a holder for swabs, which is configured such that a plurality of cotton swabs is automatically arranged in the holder in such a way that a user can easily and conveniently take a cotton swab out of the holder. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Generally, swabs, each comprising a bit of soft material, usually cotton, fixed to at least one end of a stick, have been preferably used for disinfecting or cleaning the openings of the ears or the nostrils or the affected parts of sick persons, or used for painting people's faces or removing cosmetics from their faces. [0005]FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional swab holder known in the prior art which comprises a swab container 11 for storing swabs 10 therein that holds the swabs 10 standing up, with a cap 12 detachably attached to the top opening of the container 11 so as to close th...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D83/10B65D83/02B65D85/20B65D85/24
CPCB65D83/02B65D85/24B65D85/20
Inventor CHO, YOUNG KOOK
Owner CHO YOUNG KOOK