Inflation needle storage device

Abstract

An Inflation Needle Storage Device 10 to keep track of, protect and store sports ball inflation needles 14. The Inflation Needle Storage Device 10 is made of resilient material with a rectangular base 18 and receiving holes 12 designed so that the stems of inflation needles 14 fit snugly inside each receiving hole 12 and are held in place by friction so that they can not fall out. The Inflation needle storage device 10 has a vertical hole 16 therein to thread an attachment device, such as a nail, chain, string or wire to attach the inflation needle storage device 10 to any convenient surface. The Inflation Needle Storage Device 10 provides an easy practical place to store inflation needles and it also saves money because the owner will not be purchasing inflation needles 14 simply because they cannot find the ones they have misplaced.

We claim:  
     
         1 . An inflation needle storage holder comprising a resilient rectangular base having one or more evenly spaced inflation needle stem receiving holes on the same plane extending horizontally into said resilient base, being completely circumvented between opposed first and second surfaces, creating a retaining force on said inflation needles.  
     
     
         2 . The holder of  claim 1  in which said inflation needle stem receiving holes are of a smaller diameter than said inflation needle stems, sufficient to create a constant retaining force against said inflation needles to frictionally hold them in place.  
     
     
         3 . The holder of  claim 1  in which the resilient rectangular base has a vertical hole therein, hanging means, which fit through said vertical hole to hang inflation needle holder.  
     
     
         4 . The holder of  claim 1  whereby the rectangular resilient base may be any shape, round, trapezoidal, square, oval or oblong.  
     
     
         5 . The holder of  claim 4  whereby resilient base has one or more evenly spaced inflation needle receiving holes on the same plane extending horizontally into said resilient base, being completely circumvented between opposed first and second surfaces, creating a retaining force on the inflation needles.  
     
     
         6 . The holder of  claim 4  in which said inflation needle stem receiving holes are of a smaller diameter than said inflation needle stems, sufficient to create a constant retaining force against said inflation needles.  
     
     
         7 . The holder of  claim 4  in which the round trapezoidal, square or oval or oblong resilient base has a vertical hole therein, hanging means which fit through said vertical hole to hang inflation needle holder.