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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Tonya Lee Chalfant, Fishers, IN (US);
Carrie Jannean Page, Sullivan, IN (US);
Tony Y. Zhang, Fishers, IN (US);
Robert Louis Ternik, Fishers, IN (US);
Matthew Scott Thomas, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jacob Luisi, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael P. Squillace, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A gripping attachment () is disclosed which facilitates the handling of a medication bottle (). The medication bottle includes a container () having a cylindrical wall () extending parallel to a longitudinal axis. The container is closed at one end by a base wall () and has an opposed open end. The container receives a cap () on the open end to enclose the container. The gripping attachment comprises a sleeve portion () having a sleeve wall () defining an internal, cylindrical surface configured to removably attach to the container wall. The gripping attachment further comprises a leverage component connected to the sleeve portion to facilitate gripping the sleeve portion.