US 12,434,046 B2
Peelable lid for container with multi-point peel system
Ethan Albright, Mill Creek, WA (US); Ramesh Ammanath, Kirkland, WA (US); and Peter Wesley Bristol, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Physio-Control, Inc., Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Physio-Control, Inc., Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on May 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/315,399.
Application 15/046,778 is a division of application No. 14/458,090, filed on Aug. 12, 2014, granted, now 9,289,590, issued on Mar. 22, 2016.
Application 18/315,399 is a continuation of application No. 16/371,324, filed on Apr. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,684,773.
Application 16/371,324 is a continuation of application No. 15/396,048, filed on Dec. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,252,046, issued on Apr. 9, 2019.
Application 15/396,048 is a continuation of application No. 15/046,778, filed on Feb. 18, 2016, granted, now 9,533,139, issued on Jan. 3, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/865,089, filed on Aug. 12, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0277839 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01); B65D 17/50 (2006.01); B65D 77/20 (2006.01); B32B 9/04 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/046 (2013.01) [A61N 1/3968 (2013.01); B65D 17/502 (2013.01); B65D 77/2032 (2013.01); B65D 77/204 (2013.01); B32B 9/041 (2013.01); B32B 15/08 (2013.01); B32B 2435/02 (2013.01); B32B 2439/40 (2013.01); B32B 2439/80 (2013.01); B65D 2517/5032 (2013.01); B65D 2577/2041 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automated external defibrillator (AED) comprising:
a container containing electrode pads;
a lid covering the container; and
a handle with a lifting mechanism coupled to the lid at a first attachment point located at an edge of the lid and at a second attachment point located at the edge of the lid,
wherein the handle is a different color than the container,
wherein the lifting mechanism is an integrally-formed part of the handle,
wherein a first portion of the lifting mechanism is located along the edge of the lid between the first attachment point and the handle,
wherein a second portion of the lifting mechanism is located along the edge of the lid between the second attachment point and the handle, and
wherein only one portion of the lifting mechanism is attached to the handle.