WO2005051222A1 - Tool-storage device comprising a pivoting lid - Google Patents

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WO2005051222A1
WO2005051222A1 PCT/FR2004/003011 FR2004003011W WO2005051222A1 WO 2005051222 A1 WO2005051222 A1 WO 2005051222A1 FR 2004003011 W FR2004003011 W FR 2004003011W WO 2005051222 A1 WO2005051222 A1 WO 2005051222A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C19/00—Dental auxiliary appliances
    • A61C19/02—Protective casings, e.g. boxes for instruments; Bags
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
    • B25H3/00—Storage means or arrangements for workshops facilitating access to, or handling of, work tools or instruments
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  • the present invention relates to the field of tool storage devices.
  • the present invention relates more particularly to such devices for housing small medical tools, such as drills, reamers, implants or pivots, and their easy delivery by gripping only one end of said tools.
  • US Pat. No. 5,482,207 which describes a system for facilitating the safe recovery and deposit of medical needles. This system is mainly used to deposit used syringes or needles so as not to risk injuring someone and contaminating them. The concern here is to secure a specific tool in the hospital environment when the latter has been used and must therefore be discarded, but in a secure manner.
  • This system does not, however, offer any solution for presenting medical tools for non-single use (multiple consecutive uses) for their secure gripping by the user, while keeping at least the part of said tool intended for medical use perfectly sterile.
  • a disadvantage of the prior art is the soiling of the dental material when the contents of the refills are taken manually.
  • This socket is necessary for example to fix the drill to its drive system or to set up the pivots.
  • European patent application EP 567 744 describes a cassette for storing objects, which is pivotally mounted relative to the lid and to the container of a box. The latter is opened by lifting the cover by its upper part.
  • US Patent 5,692,609 describes a box for storing dental tools. The box includes a pivoting lid of a container.
  • French patent FR 2 796 874 describes a tool box comprising two end walls and a storage element inside.
  • German patent DE 298 00 782 describes a storage box, the cover of which is pivotally mounted on the container, a spring preventing any impromptu opening / closing.
  • American patent US 1 684 417 describes a tool kit with two flaps opening in two by rotation of one flap relative to the other. Another drawback of the prior art concerns the absence of opening of the box by simple pressure on the cover.
  • the present invention intends to remedy the drawbacks of the prior art by proposing a device for storing these tools, which is both very easy to use, to make and which makes it very easy to sterilize the tools when they are stored / fixed in said device.
  • the present invention relates to a tool storage device, of substantially parallelepiped shape, comprising at least two bodies fixed to one another by at least two fixing points, one of said two bodies forming a cover.
  • the present invention intends to apply more particularly to the storage of medical equipment, in particular dentist tools such as drills, reamers of all diameters and lengths.
  • a drawback of the devices of the prior art is the soiling of the dental material during manual picking-up of the contents of the storage devices.
  • This socket is necessary for example to fix the drill to its drive system or to set up the pivots
  • the expression “complementary body” is understood to mean the fact that this body associated with the body forming a cover constitutes a closed housing, or the like, that is to say that none of the faces of the storage device has opening, except for small punctual orifices.
  • the body forming a cover will comprise a plurality of fixing elements, integral with the internal face of said body, for fixing the tools.
  • the storage device of the invention will comprise at least one opening stop and at least one closing stop of the body forming a cover.
  • the opening stop will be constituted by the bottom of the complementary body or by a stop fixed to said bottom.
  • the closing stop will be constituted by two lugs on the complementary body.
  • the two pins will be arranged respectively in two consecutive angles or will be constituted by an inner rim extending over the length of one of the short sides.
  • the complementary body will include a truncated or bevelled part, allowing contact with the protruding tab during the entire pivoting path of the body forming the cover.
  • the fixing points will consist of two wings on the body forming a cover introduced into two slots on the complementary body.
  • the complementary body comprises a plurality of orifices of small diameter.
  • the storage device can be placed in a heat, for example an autoclave oven, used for sterilizing the tools stored in said device.
  • the fastening elements will consist of a plurality of hollow tubes, or sleeves, to each house at least one tool.
  • the body forming the cover may comprise at least two tabs extending perpendicular to its flat face, called the cover, to come into contact with at least one tool.
  • the two bodies will be made of plastic.
  • the complementary body and the cover forming body will have two colors different from each other.
  • the present invention also relates to a box, comprising an opening / closing system, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of storage devices conforming to the characteristics set out above.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of the device storage according to the invention in the maximum open position of the cover body
  • Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view of the storage device according to the invention in the middle open position of the cover body
  • Figure 3 illustrates a perspective view of the storage device according to the invention when the cover body is in the closed position of the device
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a box, without its closing cover, having a plurality of housings for placing and / or fixing the tool storage devices according to the invention.
  • the storage device visible in the different figures, consists of a complementary lower body 2 of a cover forming body 3 intended to form the closing cover of the device 1.
  • the complementary body 2 comprises, in the example chosen to illustrate the invention, a bottom 4 and four walls 5, 6, 7, 8 extending substantially perpendicular to this bottom 4.
  • the complementary body 2 comprises two large side walls 5 and 7 opposite and parallel and two small walls 6 and 8 opposite, also parallel to each other.
  • the small front wall 6 is slightly rounded, or curved, towards the outside of the device 1 while the small rear wall 8 is shorter in height than the front wall 6.
  • the rear ends of the two side walls 5 and 7 join obliquely the small rear wall 8.
  • This particular truncated or bevelled configuration is intended to allow the rotation or pivoting of a protruding part 9 of the body forming the cover 3 and above all its possible contact throughout the pivoting path of the body forming cover 3.
  • This rim 10 may advantageously be of a different color on different storage device 1 according to the invention so that the user can store there specific tools whose location he will know simply. This can be useful in situations where it is necessary to quickly find a particular tool.
  • the cover body 3 has a flat cover plate 11.
  • Two arms 12, extending perpendicular to said cover plate 11, extend from the internal face of the plate 11. At the end of these two arms 12 extends perpendicularly, ie parallel to the flat plate 11 , a set 13 of three hollow tubes integral with each other. Of course the number of these tubes can be increased or decreased depending on the needs of production or use. These tubes are intended to receive tools 14, in particular medical tools such as drills or pivots intended for dentists. From the internal face of the plate 11 also extend two legs 15 perpendicular to the plane of said plate 11. These two legs 15 have a periphery of concave, circular or semi-circular shape ideally intended to come into contact with a tool 14 comprising a cylindrical part, or the like.
  • the tool 16 of cylindrical shape is slid between the drills 14 arranged in the hollow tubes 13 and the lugs 15 so that this tool 16 is fixed by contact with these two elements 14 and 15.
  • the body forming the cover 3 also comprises at the rear end of the flat plate 11 a protruding tab 9 intended to allow easy positioning of a finger of the user to actuate the pivoting of the body forming the cover 3.
  • the protruding tab 9 is located on the other side of the fixing means 13, 15 of the tools 14 and 16 relative to the pivot axis X'X. This is why by pressing on the protruding tab 9, the cover forming body 3 rises and the storage device 1 opens and allows the entry of the tools 14 and / or 16.
  • the protruding tab 9 is constituted , in the example chosen to illustrate the invention, by a border extending substantially over the entire width of the short sides 6 or 8.
  • the body forming the cover 3 and / or the complementary body 2 will be made of transparent or semi-transparent material so as to allow a user to view the tools present in the device according to the invention.
  • the pivot axis X'X is here produced by the fixing between the body forming the cover 3 and the complementary body 2 of two fixing points 17 situated respectively close to the flange 10, or to the upper end, of the two large side walls 5 and 7, near the small rear wall 8.
  • the opening stop that is to say intended to block the opening of the cover body 3 in its maximum open position, here consists of a stop, not visible in the accompanying figures, stretching from of the bottom 4 of the complementary body 2, but one can more simply provide that the bottom 4 itself forms the stop.
  • the closing stop that is to say to stop the closing of the body forming the cover 3 in its closed position, here consists of two pins, not visible in the appended figures, located in the two angles respectively between the front wall 6 and the two large side walls 5 and 7. These pins simply consist of protuberances whose upper face, in contact with the internal face of the planar plate 11, is planar or substantially planar.
  • the storage device consists of a plastic material whose characteristics allow it to undergo sterilization processes well known in the medical and dental field, such as hot sterilization at 180 ° C or the autoclave or any other means of sterilization.
  • the housing 18 shown in FIG. 4 comprises a plurality of housings 19 intended in particular to each accommodate a storage device 1 as described above and shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.
  • This housing 18 of course has a cover for closing it , not shown in Figure 4.
  • the housing 18 is easily transportable with inside a plurality of storage devices 1 possibly including tools 14, 16 specific in each of them depending on the particular color of their body complementary 2 or part thereof.
  • said box in order to allow the sterilization of one or more devices once in place in the storage box, said box is pierced at least one orifice on at least one of its faces and consists of a plastic material whose characteristics allow it to undergo sterilization processes well known in the medical and dental field, such as hot sterilization at 180 ° C or the autoclave or any other means of sterilization.

Abstract

The invention relates to an essentially-parallelepiped-shaped tool-storage device (1) comprising at least two bodies (2, 3) which are fixed to one another by at least two fixing points (17), i.e.: one body (3) which forms the lid and another body (2) which forms a body complementary to said lid-forming body (3). The invention is characterised in that the lid-forming body (3) is pivot mounted and comprises a pivot axis for opening the device (1), the above-mentioned two fixing points (17) belonging to said pivot axis.

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DISPOSITIF DE RANGEMENT D'OUTILS À PIVOTEMENT DE COUVERCLE DEVICE FOR STORING TOOLS WITH LID SWIVELING
La présente invention se rapporte au domaine des dispositifs de rangements d'outils. La présente invention se rapporte plus particulièrement à de tels dispositifs pour loger de petits outils médicaux, tels que des forets, alésoirs, implants ou des pivots, et leur délivrance aisée grâce à la préhension uniquement d'une extrémité desdits outils.The present invention relates to the field of tool storage devices. The present invention relates more particularly to such devices for housing small medical tools, such as drills, reamers, implants or pivots, and their easy delivery by gripping only one end of said tools.
L'art antérieur connaît déjà le brevet US 5482207 qui décrit un système pour faciliter la récupération et le dépôt sécurisés d'aiguilles médicales. Ce système sert essentiellement à déposer des seringues ou aiguilles usagées pour ne pas risquer de blesser quelqu'un et de le contaminer. Le souci est ici de sécuriser un outil spécifique du milieu hospitalier lorsque ce dernier a fait l'objet d'une utilisation et qu'il doit par conséquent être jeté, mais de manière sécurisée.The prior art already knows US Pat. No. 5,482,207 which describes a system for facilitating the safe recovery and deposit of medical needles. This system is mainly used to deposit used syringes or needles so as not to risk injuring someone and contaminating them. The concern here is to secure a specific tool in the hospital environment when the latter has been used and must therefore be discarded, but in a secure manner.
Ce système ne propose par contre aucune solution pour présenter des outils médicaux à usage non-unique (multiples usages consécutifs) pour leur préhension sécurisée par l'utilisateur, tout en conservant parfaitement stérile au moins la partie dudit outil destiné à être utilisé médicalement.This system does not, however, offer any solution for presenting medical tools for non-single use (multiple consecutive uses) for their secure gripping by the user, while keeping at least the part of said tool intended for medical use perfectly sterile.
Par ailleurs, un inconvénient de l'art antérieur est la salissure du matériel dentaire lors de la prise manuelle du contenu des recharges. Cette prise est nécessaire par exemple pour fixer le foret à son système d'entraînement ou pour mettre en place les pivots . On connaît également, dans l'état de la technique, un certain nombre de boîtes composées d'un contenant et d'un couvercle. Ainsi, la demande de brevet européen EP 567 744 décrit une cassette pour stocker des objets, qui est montée pivotable par rapport au couvercle et au récipient d'une boîte. L'ouverture de cette dernière est réalisée en soulevant le couvercle par sa partie supérieure. Le brevet américain US 5 692 609 décrit une boîte servant à stocker des outils dentaires. La boîte comprend un couvercle pivotant d'un récipient. Le brevet français FR 2 796 874 décrit une boîte à outils comprenant deux parois extrêmes et un élément de rangement à l'intérieur. Les deux parois sont pivotables selon chacune selon un axe par rapport à l'élément de rangement de sorte à ouvrir/fermer ladite boîte. Le brevet allemand DE 298 00 782 décrit une boîte de stockage dont le couvercle est monté pivotant sur le récipient, un ressort évitant toute ouverture/fermeture impromptue. Le brevet américain US 1 684 417 décrit une trousse à outils à deux volets s 'ouvrant en deux par rotation d'un volet par rapport à l'autre. Un autre inconvénient de l'art antérieur concerne l'absence d'ouverture de la boîte par simple pression sur le couvercle.Furthermore, a disadvantage of the prior art is the soiling of the dental material when the contents of the refills are taken manually. This socket is necessary for example to fix the drill to its drive system or to set up the pivots. Also known in the prior art is a number of boxes composed of a container and a lid. Thus, European patent application EP 567 744 describes a cassette for storing objects, which is pivotally mounted relative to the lid and to the container of a box. The latter is opened by lifting the cover by its upper part. US Patent 5,692,609 describes a box for storing dental tools. The box includes a pivoting lid of a container. French patent FR 2 796 874 describes a tool box comprising two end walls and a storage element inside. The two walls are pivotable according to each along an axis relative to the storage element so as to open / close said box. German patent DE 298 00 782 describes a storage box, the cover of which is pivotally mounted on the container, a spring preventing any impromptu opening / closing. American patent US 1 684 417 describes a tool kit with two flaps opening in two by rotation of one flap relative to the other. Another drawback of the prior art concerns the absence of opening of the box by simple pressure on the cover.
La présente invention entend remédier aux inconvénients de l'art antérieur en proposant un dispositif de rangement de ces outils, a la fois très simple d'utilisation, de réalisation et permettant de stériliser très facilement les outils lorsqu'ils se trouvent rangés/fixés dans ledit dispositif. Pour ce faire, la présente invention concerne un dispositif de rangement d'outils, de forme sensiblement parallélépipédique, comportant au moins deux corps fixé l'un à l'autre par au moins deux points de fixation, l'un desdits deux corps formant couvercle et monté pivotant et comprenant un axe de pivotement (X'X) pour l'ouverture du dispositif, lesdits deux points de fixation appartenant à l'axe de pivotement (X'X) du corps formant couvercle, l'autre corps formant corps complémentaire audit corps formant couvercle, caractérisé en ce que ledit corps formant couvercle comprend des moyens aptes à recevoir des outils et en ce que ledit corps formant couvercle comprend à l'une de ses extrémités une patte pour enclencher le pivotement dudit corps par pression sur cette patte.The present invention intends to remedy the drawbacks of the prior art by proposing a device for storing these tools, which is both very easy to use, to make and which makes it very easy to sterilize the tools when they are stored / fixed in said device. To do this, the present invention relates to a tool storage device, of substantially parallelepiped shape, comprising at least two bodies fixed to one another by at least two fixing points, one of said two bodies forming a cover. and pivotally mounted and comprising a pivot axis (X'X) for opening the device, said two fixing points belonging to the pivot axis (X'X) of the body forming a cover, the other body forming a complementary body to said cover body, characterized in that said cover body comprises means suitable for receiving tools and in that said cover body comprises at one of its ends a tab for engaging the pivoting of said body by pressing on this tab .
La présente invention entend s'appliquer plus particulièrement au rangement de matériel médical, notamment d'outils de dentiste tels que des forets, alésoirs de tous diamètres et longueurs .The present invention intends to apply more particularly to the storage of medical equipment, in particular dentist tools such as drills, reamers of all diameters and lengths.
Dans ce cas particulier, un inconvénient des dispositifs de l'art antérieur est la salissure du matériel dentaire lors de la prise manuelle- du contenu des dispositifs de rangement. Cette prise est nécessaire par exemple pour fixer le foret à son système d'entraînement ou pour mettre en place les pivotsIn this particular case, a drawback of the devices of the prior art is the soiling of the dental material during manual picking-up of the contents of the storage devices. This socket is necessary for example to fix the drill to its drive system or to set up the pivots
Par ailleurs, on entend par l'expression « corps complémentaire » le fait que ce corps associé au corps formant couvercle constitue un boîtier, ou analogue, fermé, c'est-à-dire qu'aucune des faces du dispositif de rangement ne présente d'ouverture, à l'exception de petits orifices ponctuels . Avantageusement, le corps formant couvercle comprendra une pluralité d'éléments de fixation, solidaires de la face interne dudit corps, pour la fixation des outils. Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le dispositif de rangement de l'invention comprendra au moins une butée d'ouverture et au moins une butée de fermeture du corps formant couvercle. De préférence, la butée d'ouverture sera constituée par le fond du corps complémentaire ou par une butée fixée audit fond.Furthermore, the expression “complementary body” is understood to mean the fact that this body associated with the body forming a cover constitutes a closed housing, or the like, that is to say that none of the faces of the storage device has opening, except for small punctual orifices. Advantageously, the body forming a cover will comprise a plurality of fixing elements, integral with the internal face of said body, for fixing the tools. According to one embodiment of the invention, the storage device of the invention will comprise at least one opening stop and at least one closing stop of the body forming a cover. Preferably, the opening stop will be constituted by the bottom of the complementary body or by a stop fixed to said bottom.
De préférence, la butée de fermeture sera constituée par deux ergots sur le corps complémentaire.Preferably, the closing stop will be constituted by two lugs on the complementary body.
Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les deux ergots seront disposés respectivement dans deux angles consécutifs ou seront constitués par un rebord intérieur s 'étendant sur la longueur d'un des petits côtés.According to one embodiment of the invention, the two pins will be arranged respectively in two consecutive angles or will be constituted by an inner rim extending over the length of one of the short sides.
Avantageusement, le corps complémentaire comprendra une partie tronquée, ou biseautée, autorisant le contact avec la patte protubérante pendant tout le trajet de pivotement du corps formant couvercle.Advantageously, the complementary body will include a truncated or bevelled part, allowing contact with the protruding tab during the entire pivoting path of the body forming the cover.
Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les points de fixation consisteront en deux ailes sur le corps formant couvercle introduites dans deux fentes sur le corps complémentaire .According to one embodiment of the invention, the fixing points will consist of two wings on the body forming a cover introduced into two slots on the complementary body.
Avantageusement, le corps complémentaire comprend une pluralité d'orifices de faible diamètre. De la sorte, le dispositif de rangement pourra être placé dans un four à chaleur, par exemple un four à autoclave, utilisé pour la stérilisation des outils rangés dans ledit dispositif.Advantageously, the complementary body comprises a plurality of orifices of small diameter. In this way, the storage device can be placed in a heat, for example an autoclave oven, used for sterilizing the tools stored in said device.
Selon un mode de réalisation avantageux de l'invention, les éléments de fixation consisteront en une pluralité de tubes creux, ou fourreaux, pour loger chacun au moins un outil.According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the fastening elements will consist of a plurality of hollow tubes, or sleeves, to each house at least one tool.
Selon une possibilité offerte par l'invention, le corps formant couvercle pourra comprendre au moins deux pattes s 'étendant perpendiculairement à sa face plane, dite couvercle, pour venir en contact avec au moins un outil.According to one possibility offered by the invention, the body forming the cover may comprise at least two tabs extending perpendicular to its flat face, called the cover, to come into contact with at least one tool.
Avantageusement, les deux corps seront en matière plastique.Advantageously, the two bodies will be made of plastic.
Selon un aspect avantageux de l'invention, le corps complémentaire et le corps formant couvercle présenteront deux couleurs différentes l'une de l'autre.According to an advantageous aspect of the invention, the complementary body and the cover forming body will have two colors different from each other.
La présente invention se rapporte également à une boîte, comportant un système d'ouverture/fermeture, caractérisé en ce qu'elle comprend une pluralité de dispositifs de rangement conforme aux caractéristiques énoncées précédemment.The present invention also relates to a box, comprising an opening / closing system, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of storage devices conforming to the characteristics set out above.
On comprendra mieux l'invention à l'aide de la description, faite ci-après à titre purement explicatif, d'un mode de réalisation de l'invention, en référence aux figures annexées : la figure 1 illustre une vue en perspective du dispositif de rangement selon l'invention en position d'ouverture maximale du corps formant couvercle ; la figure 2 illustre une vue en perspective du dispositif de rangement selon l'invention en position d'ouverture médiane du corps formant couvercle ; la figure 3 illustre une vue en perspective du dispositif de rangement selon l'invention lorsque le corps formant couvercle est en position de fermeture du dispositif ; la figure 4 illustre une vue en perspective d'une boîte, sans son couvercle de fermeture, disposant d'une pluralité de logement pour le placement et/ou la fixation des dispositifs de rangement d'outils selon l'invention.The invention will be better understood using the description, given below for purely explanatory purposes, of an embodiment of the invention, with reference to the appended figures: FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of the device storage according to the invention in the maximum open position of the cover body; Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view of the storage device according to the invention in the middle open position of the cover body; Figure 3 illustrates a perspective view of the storage device according to the invention when the cover body is in the closed position of the device; FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a box, without its closing cover, having a plurality of housings for placing and / or fixing the tool storage devices according to the invention.
Le dispositif de rangement 1, visible sur les différentes figures, est constitué par un corps inférieur complémentaire 2 d'un corps formant couvercle 3 destiné à former le couvercle de fermeture du dispositif 1.The storage device 1, visible in the different figures, consists of a complementary lower body 2 of a cover forming body 3 intended to form the closing cover of the device 1.
Le corps complémentaire 2 comprend, dans l'exemple choisi pour illustrer l'invention, un fond 4 et quatre parois 5, 6, 7, 8 s'étendant sensiblement perpendiculairement à ce fond 4. Le corps complémentaire 2 comprend deux grandes parois latérales 5 et 7 opposées et parallèles et deux petites parois 6 et 8 opposées, également parallèles entre elles. La petite paroi frontale 6 est légèrement arrondie, ou bombée, vers l'extérieur du dispositif 1 tandis qui la petite paroi arrière 8 est plus courte en hauteur que la paroi frontale 6. Ainsi, les extrémités arrière des deux parois latérales 5 et 7 rejoignent obliquement la petite paroi arrière 8. Cette configuration tronquée, ou biseautée, particulière est destinée à autoriser la rotation ou le pivotement d'une partie protubérante 9 du corps formant couvercle 3 et surtout son possible contact tout au long du trajet de pivotement du corps formant couvercle 3. L'extrémité supérieure du corps complémentaire 2, à savoir les extrémités supérieures des différentes parois 5,The complementary body 2 comprises, in the example chosen to illustrate the invention, a bottom 4 and four walls 5, 6, 7, 8 extending substantially perpendicular to this bottom 4. The complementary body 2 comprises two large side walls 5 and 7 opposite and parallel and two small walls 6 and 8 opposite, also parallel to each other. The small front wall 6 is slightly rounded, or curved, towards the outside of the device 1 while the small rear wall 8 is shorter in height than the front wall 6. Thus, the rear ends of the two side walls 5 and 7 join obliquely the small rear wall 8. This particular truncated or bevelled configuration is intended to allow the rotation or pivoting of a protruding part 9 of the body forming the cover 3 and above all its possible contact throughout the pivoting path of the body forming cover 3. The upper end of the complementary body 2, namely the upper ends of the different walls 5,
6, 7, 8 constituant ledit corps 2, comporte un rebord 10 s'étendant sensiblement perpendiculairement aux parois 5, 6,6, 7, 8 constituting said body 2, has a flange 10 extending substantially perpendicular to the walls 5, 6,
7, 8 à partir desquelles elles s'étirent. Ce rebord 10 pourra avantageusement être de couleur différente sur différent dispositif de rangement 1 selon l'invention de sorte que l'utilisateur peut y ranger des outils spécifiques dont il connaîtra la localisation simplement. Ceci peut s'avérer utile dans des situations où il est nécessaire de trouver rapidement un outil particulier.7, 8 from which they stretch. This rim 10 may advantageously be of a different color on different storage device 1 according to the invention so that the user can store there specific tools whose location he will know simply. This can be useful in situations where it is necessary to quickly find a particular tool.
Le corps formant couvercle 3 présente une plaque de couvercle 11 plane. Deux bras 12, s'étendant perpendiculairement à ladite plaque de couvercle 11, s'étirent à partir de la face interne de la plaque 11. À l'extrémité de ces deux bras 12 s'étend perpendiculairement, soit parallèle à la plaque plane 11, un ensemble 13 de trois tubes creux solidaires entre eux. Bien entendu le nombre de ces tubes pourra être augmenté ou diminué selon les besoins de réalisation ou d'utilisation. Ces tubes sont destinés à recevoir des outils 14, notamment des outils médicaux tels que des forets ou pivots destiné aux dentistes . À partir de la face interne de la plaque 11 s'étendent également deux pattes 15 perpendiculaires au plan de ladite plaque 11. Ces deux pattes 15 présentent une périphérie de forme concave, circulaire ou semi-circulaire idéalement destinée à venir en contact avec un outil 14 comportant une partie cylindrique, ou analogue. Dans l'exemple choisi pour illustrer l'invention, l'outil 16 de forme cylindrique est glissé entre les forets 14 disposées dans les tubes creux 13 et les pattes 15 de sorte que cet outil 16 est fixé par contact avec ces deux éléments 14 et 15. Le corps formant couvercle 3 comprend également à l'extrémité arrière de la plaque plane 11 une patte protubérante 9 destinée à permettre le positionnement facile d'un doigt de l'utilisateur pour actionner le pivotement du corps formant couvercle 3. La patte protubérante 9 se trouve de l'autre côté des moyens de fixation 13, 15 des outils 14 et 16 par rapport à l'axe de pivotement X'X. C'est pourquoi en appuyant sur la patte protubérante 9 , le corps formant couvercle 3 s'élève et le dispositif de rangement 1 s'ouvre et permet la saisie des outils 14 et/ou 16. On notera que la patte protubérante 9 est constituée, dans l'exemple choisi pour illustrer l'invention, par une bordure s'étendant sensiblement sur toute la largeur des petits côtés 6 ou 8.The cover body 3 has a flat cover plate 11. Two arms 12, extending perpendicular to said cover plate 11, extend from the internal face of the plate 11. At the end of these two arms 12 extends perpendicularly, ie parallel to the flat plate 11 , a set 13 of three hollow tubes integral with each other. Of course the number of these tubes can be increased or decreased depending on the needs of production or use. These tubes are intended to receive tools 14, in particular medical tools such as drills or pivots intended for dentists. From the internal face of the plate 11 also extend two legs 15 perpendicular to the plane of said plate 11. These two legs 15 have a periphery of concave, circular or semi-circular shape ideally intended to come into contact with a tool 14 comprising a cylindrical part, or the like. In the example chosen to illustrate the invention, the tool 16 of cylindrical shape is slid between the drills 14 arranged in the hollow tubes 13 and the lugs 15 so that this tool 16 is fixed by contact with these two elements 14 and 15. The body forming the cover 3 also comprises at the rear end of the flat plate 11 a protruding tab 9 intended to allow easy positioning of a finger of the user to actuate the pivoting of the body forming the cover 3. The protruding tab 9 is located on the other side of the fixing means 13, 15 of the tools 14 and 16 relative to the pivot axis X'X. This is why by pressing on the protruding tab 9, the cover forming body 3 rises and the storage device 1 opens and allows the entry of the tools 14 and / or 16. It will be noted that the protruding tab 9 is constituted , in the example chosen to illustrate the invention, by a border extending substantially over the entire width of the short sides 6 or 8.
Le corps formant couvercle 3 et/ou le corps complémentaire 2 seront en matière transparente ou semi- transparente de manière à autoriser un utilisateur à visualiser les outils présents dans le dispositif selon l'invention.The body forming the cover 3 and / or the complementary body 2 will be made of transparent or semi-transparent material so as to allow a user to view the tools present in the device according to the invention.
L'axe de pivotement X'X est ici réalisé par la fixation entre le corps formant couvercle 3 et le corps complémentaire 2 de deux points de fixation 17 situés respectivement proche du rebord 10, ou de l'extrémité supérieure, des deux grandes parois latérales 5 et 7, à proximité de la petite paroi arrière 8.The pivot axis X'X is here produced by the fixing between the body forming the cover 3 and the complementary body 2 of two fixing points 17 situated respectively close to the flange 10, or to the upper end, of the two large side walls 5 and 7, near the small rear wall 8.
La butée d'ouverture, c'est-à-dire destinée à bloquer l'ouverture du corps formant couvercle 3 dans sa position d'ouverture maximale, consiste ici en une butée, non visible sur les figures annexées, s 'étirant à partir du fond 4 du corps complémentaire 2, mais on peut prévoir plus simplement que le fond 4 forme lui-même la butée. La butée de fermeture, c'est-à-dire pour arrêter la fermeture du corps formant couvercle 3 dans sa position de fermeture, consiste ici en deux ergots, non visible sur les figures annexées, situés dans les deux angles respectivement entre la paroi frontale 6 et les deux grande parois latérales 5 et 7. Ces ergots consistent simplement en des protubérances dont la face supérieure, en contact avec la face interne de la plaque plane 11, est plane ou sensiblement plane.The opening stop, that is to say intended to block the opening of the cover body 3 in its maximum open position, here consists of a stop, not visible in the accompanying figures, stretching from of the bottom 4 of the complementary body 2, but one can more simply provide that the bottom 4 itself forms the stop. The closing stop, that is to say to stop the closing of the body forming the cover 3 in its closed position, here consists of two pins, not visible in the appended figures, located in the two angles respectively between the front wall 6 and the two large side walls 5 and 7. These pins simply consist of protuberances whose upper face, in contact with the internal face of the planar plate 11, is planar or substantially planar.
Le dispositif de rangement selon l'invention est constitué d'une matière plastique dont les caractéristiques lui permettent de subir les procédés de stérilisation bien connus du domaine médical et dentaire, comme la stérilisation à chaud à 180° C ou l'autoclave ou tout autre moyen de stérilisation.The storage device according to the invention consists of a plastic material whose characteristics allow it to undergo sterilization processes well known in the medical and dental field, such as hot sterilization at 180 ° C or the autoclave or any other means of sterilization.
Le boîtier 18 représenté sur la figure 4 comprend une pluralité de logement 19 destiné à accueillir notamment chacun un dispositif de rangement 1 tels que décrit précédemment et représenté sur les figures 1 à 3. Ce boîtier 18 dispose bien sûr d'un couvercle pour sa fermeture, non représenté sur la figure 4. Ainsi, le boîtier 18 est transportable aisément avec à l'intérieur une pluralité de dispositifs de rangement 1 comportant éventuellement des outils 14, 16 spécifiques dans chacun d'eux en fonction de la couleur particulière de leur corps complémentaire 2 ou d'une partie de celui-ci.The housing 18 shown in FIG. 4 comprises a plurality of housings 19 intended in particular to each accommodate a storage device 1 as described above and shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. This housing 18 of course has a cover for closing it , not shown in Figure 4. Thus, the housing 18 is easily transportable with inside a plurality of storage devices 1 possibly including tools 14, 16 specific in each of them depending on the particular color of their body complementary 2 or part thereof.
De la même manière que pour les différents dispositifs de rangement selon l'invention, afin de permettre la stérilisation d'un ou plusieurs dispositifs une fois en place dans la boîte de rangement, ladite boîte est percée d'au moins un orifice sur au moins un de ses faces et est constituée d'une matière plastique dont les caractéristiques lui permettent de subir les procédés de stérilisation bien connus du domaine médical et dentaire, comme la stérilisation à chaud à 180° C ou l'autoclave ou tout autre moyen de stérilisation.In the same way as for the various storage devices according to the invention, in order to allow the sterilization of one or more devices once in place in the storage box, said box is pierced at least one orifice on at least one of its faces and consists of a plastic material whose characteristics allow it to undergo sterilization processes well known in the medical and dental field, such as hot sterilization at 180 ° C or the autoclave or any other means of sterilization.
L'invention est décrite dans ce qui précède à titre d'exemple. Il est entendu que l'homme du métier est à même de réaliser différentes variantes de l'invention sans pour autant sortir du cadre du brevet. The invention is described in the foregoing by way of example. It is understood that a person skilled in the art is able to carry out different variants of the invention without going beyond the scope of the patent.

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1. Dispositif de rangement (1) d'outils, de forme sensiblement parallélépipédique, comportant au moins deux corps (2, 3) fixé l'un à l'autre par au moins deux points de fixation (17), l'un (3) desdits deux corps (2, 3) formant couvercle et monté pivotant et comprenant un axe de pivotement (X'X) pour l'ouverture du dispositif (1), lesdits deux points de fixation (17) appartenant à l'axe de pivotement (X'X) du corps formant couvercle (3), l'autre corps ( 2 ) formant corps complémentaire audit corps formant couvercle (3), caractérisé en ce que ledit corps formant couvercle (3) comprend des moyens aptes à recevoir des outils et en ce que ledit corps formant couvercle (3) comprend à l'une de ses extrémités une patte (9) pour enclencher le pivotement dudit corps (3) par pression sur cette patte ( 9 ) .1. Tool storage device (1), of substantially parallelepiped shape, comprising at least two bodies (2, 3) fixed to one another by at least two fixing points (17), one ( 3) of said two bodies (2, 3) forming a cover and pivotally mounted and comprising a pivot axis (X'X) for opening the device (1), said two fixing points (17) belonging to the axis of pivoting (X'X) of the cover body (3), the other body (2) forming a body complementary to said cover body (3), characterized in that said cover body (3) comprises means capable of receiving tools and in that said cover body (3) comprises at one of its ends a tab (9) for engaging the pivoting of said body (3) by pressing on this tab (9).
2. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le corps formant couvercle (3) comprend une pluralité d'éléments de fixation (13, 15), solidaires de la face interne dudit corps, pour la fixation des outils (14, 16) . 2. Storage device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover forming body (3) comprises a plurality of fixing elements (13, 15), integral with the internal face of said body, for fixing the tools (14, 16).
3. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins une butée d'ouverture et au moins une butée de fermeture du corps formant couvercle ( 3 ) . 3. Storage device (1) according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that it comprises at least one opening stop and at least one closing stop of the body forming a cover (3).
4. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la butée d'ouverture est constituée par le fond ( 4 ) du corps complémentaire ( 2 ) ou par une butée fixée audit fond ( 4 ) . 4. Storage device (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the opening stop is constituted by the bottom (4) of the complementary body (2) or by a stop fixed to said bottom (4).
5. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la butée de fermeture est constituée par deux ergots sur le corps complémentaire (2). 5. Storage device (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the closing stop is constituted by two pins on the complementary body (2).
6. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les deux ergots sont disposés respectivement dans deux angles consécutifs ou sont constitués par un rebord intérieur s'étendant sur la longueur du côté ( 6 ) .6. Storage device (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the two pins are disposed respectively in two consecutive angles or are constituted by an inner rim extending over the length of the side (6).
7. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le corps complémentaire (2) comprend une partie tronquée, ou biseautée, autorisant le contact avec la patte protubérante (9) pendant tout le trajet de pivotement du corps formant couvercle (3 ) .7. Storage device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the complementary body (2) comprises a truncated or bevelled part, allowing contact with the protruding lug (9) during the entire path of pivoting of the cover body (3).
8. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les points de fixation (17) consistent en deux ailes sur le corps formant couvercle (3) introduites dans deux fentes sur le corps complémentaire ( 2 ) .8. Storage device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fixing points (17) consist of two wings on the body forming a cover (3) introduced into two slots on the complementary body (2 ).
9. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le corps complémentaire (2) comprend une pluralité d'orifices de faible diamètre.9. Storage device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the complementary body (2) comprises a plurality of orifices of small diameter.
10. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de fixation (13, 15) consistent en une pluralité de tubes creux pour loger chacun au moins un outil (14). 10. Storage device (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the fastening elements (13, 15) consist of a plurality of hollow tubes for each housing at least one tool (14).
11. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le corps formant couvercle (3) comprend au moins deux pattes (15) s'étendant perpendiculairement à sa face plane (11), dite couvercle, pour venir en contact avec au moins un outil (16).11. Storage device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover body (3) comprises at least two tabs (15) extending perpendicular to its flat face (11), called the cover. , to come into contact with at least one tool (16).
12. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les deux corps (2, 3) sont en matière plastique.12. Storage device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two bodies (2, 3) are made of plastic.
13. Dispositif de rangement (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le corps complémentaire (2) et le corps formant couvercle (3) présentent deux couleurs différentes l'une de l'autre.13. Storage device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the complementary body (2) and the cover body (3) have two colors different from each other.
14. Boîte, comportant un système d'ouverture/ fermeture, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend une pluralité de dispositifs de rangement (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes. 14. Box, comprising an opening / closing system, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of storage devices (1) according to one of the preceding claims.
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