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Medication rackRelated Patent Categories: Supports: Racks, Special Article, Receptacle Support, Bottle Or JarMedication rack description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070090070, Medication rack. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to medication holders, and more particularly to a medicine rack having a body with medication holding recesses having openings of different diameters and an ergonomic grasping segment. BACKGROUND [0002] The use and storage of medications has often proved to be inconvenient, particularly when a patient requires more than one medication. Medications such as insulin require refrigeration, and, as a result, are often relegated to storage in portions of a refrigerator alongside food items. Such disorderliness only increases the chance that the medication is misplaced, or separated from other required medications. [0003] Generally, positioning the required medications in proximity to one another does little to alleviate the aggravating situation. This situation is particularly distressing for the elderly patient who struggles to maintain independence and would like to find some way to organize medications, such as injection medications in a refrigerator, so as to simplify the self-medicating process. One way of accomplishing this is to organize medications in a secure and organized fashion. [0004] When handling individual medication bottles or vials, a certain amount of care must be taken when moving such a bottle or vial from one location to another, such as occurs when a vial is removed from a refrigerator to inject insulin. The problem of making sure that the vial, which borders on being top-heavy, gets positioned erectly in a stable condition so as not to fall over. Falling over can lead to problems, including breakage or contamination. Proper positioning requires extra work by the patient, and the difficulty arises anew every time a vial is handled. [0005] Accordingly, inventors have in the past endeavored to provide medication organizers of different types. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,062,531 to Coy discloses a caddy for medicine containers. This caddy takes the form of a tray which has a number of recesses defined in its top. Each of the recesses is configured to hold a respective medicine container, while concentric reducing rings for altering the inner diameter of the recesses is provided. [0006] Although the medicine caddy shown in the '531 patent solves some problems of the prior art, it is not without disadvantages. For example, this device has a holding aperture defined in the top of the tray by which it is lifted and carried. The tip of the user's index finger is positioned in the holding aperture so that a corner area of the caddy can be pinched between the user's thumb and second finger. Such a lifting technique is awkward and limits use, and the concentric reducing rings can be easily misplaced, particularly by the elderly. [0007] Thus, there is a need for a medication rack defining a plurality of medication holding recesses having openings of a differing diameters and is configured to provide an ergonomic grasping segment for a user. SUMMARY [0008] There is disclosed herein an improved medication rack which includes improved features for holding medications in vials or bottles of differing diameters and is configured to provide ease in carrying same. [0009] It is an object of the invention to prevent medication vials from falling over and either breaking or rolling around and contaminating the elastomeric membrane at the top the vial. [0010] It is an object of the invention to provide a medicine rack having a body with medication holding recesses having openings of different diameters. [0011] Another object of the invention is to provide an ergonomic grasping segment in a medicine rack. [0012] An illustrative embodiment of the present invention relates to a medication rack including a body defining a first plurality of medication holding recesses having openings of a first diameter and a second plurality of medication holding recesses having openings of a second diameter, a plurality of sidewalls formed on the body, wherein a pair of opposing sidewalls of the plurality of sidewalls are in intersecting planes, and wherein the pair of opposing sidewalls and a third sidewall adjacent thereto are configured to provide an ergonomic grasping segment for a user. [0013] Another illustrative embodiment of the invention relates to a medication rack including a body defining a first plurality of medication holding frustoconical recesses having openings of a first diameter, a second plurality of medication holding frustoconical recesses having openings of a second diameter and a plurality of sidewalls formed on the body, wherein a pair of opposing sidewalls and a third sidewall adjacent thereto are configured to provide an ergonomic grasping segment for a user. [0014] A more detailed explanation of the invention is provided in the following description and claims and is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0015] For the purpose of facilitating an understanding of the subject matter sought to be protected, there is illustrated in the accompanying drawings an embodiment thereof, from an inspection of which, when considered in connection with the following description, the subject matter sought to be protected, its construction and operation, and many of its advantages should be readily understood and appreciated. [0016] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medication rack incorporating the features of the present invention; [0017] FIG. 2 is a top view of the medication rack of FIG. 1; [0018] FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the medication rack of FIG. 1; [0019] FIG. 4 is a front view of the medication rack of FIG. 1; [0020] FIG. 5 is a rear view of the medication rack of FIG. 1; and Continue reading about Medication rack... 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