Patent 4671331 Issued on June 9, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: March 13, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
141/98, COMBINED141/125, Wiping, scraping or spatulating means (e.g., trimming)141/330, Mounted on receiver215/392, Drip-catching attachment215/41, Drip-preventing means222/108, DRIP, LEAKAGE OR WASTE CATCHING OR DISPOSAL604/415Container with piercable closure
A medicinal vial cover for preventing the introduction of a liquid solution to atmosphere during the removal of the solution from a container of the type having an axially-extending neck and an entrance opening coaxial with the neck in which the opening is sealed by a rubber plug through which a hypodermic needle is inserted to extract the solution into a syringe, the cover having a tip at one of its ends and a hollow base at its other end adapted to be attached over the neck of the container. A hypodermic needle can then be inserted through both the cover and the rubber plug to withdraw the solution into a syringe with any aerosol or droplets being trapped within the cover.