Cover for Medical Inhaler

Abstract

A cover for a medical inhaler, including a substantially tubular portion formed of flexible insulating material and including first and second openings at respective ends of the tubular portion, wherein the tubular portion is sized and shaped to receive a medical inhaler inserted through either the first or second openings of the tubular portion. A method for manufacturing a cover for a medical inhaler is also disclosed.

1 . A cover for a medical inhaler, the medical inhaler having a removable canister and a mouthpiece, the cover comprising a substantially tubular portion formed of flexible insulating material and including first and second openings at respective ends of the tubular portion, wherein the tubular portion is sized and shaped to receive the medical inhaler inserted through either the first or second openings of the tubular portion. 
     
     
         2 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the tubular portion is formed of a unitary piece of the flexible insulating material. 
     
     
         3 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the first opening is sized and shaped to allow the canister to be removably inserted into the medical inhaler. 
     
     
         4 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the second opening is angled to conform to the orientation of the mouthpiece of the medical inhaler. 
     
     
         5 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the second opening is sized and shaped to allow a lid be to removably placed on the mouthpiece of the medical inhaler. 
     
     
         6 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the first and/or second openings include an elasticized collar portion. 
     
     
         7 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the cover includes an attachment arrangement for external attachment of the cover. 
     
     
         8 . The cover of  claim 7 , wherein the attachment arrangement is a loop tag adapted to provide a suitable attachment point for a key ring, lanyard, belt loop or the like. 
     
     
         9 . A method for manufacturing a cover for a medical inhaler comprising:
 forming a unitary piece of flexible insulating material, the unitary piece having a top edge portion and a bottom cut out portion, the unitary piece further including respective side edge portions; and   joining the unitary piece of flexible insulating material along the respective side edge portions to form a substantially tubular portion, wherein the top edge portion corresponds to a first opening of the cover and the bottom cut out portion corresponds to a second opening of the cover, wherein the tubular portion is sized and shaped to receive the medical inhaler inserted through either the first or second openings of the tubular portion.   
     
     
         10 . The method for manufacturing a cover as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the respective side edge portions are arranged substantially symmetrical to each other about a mid line extending from the top edge portion to the bottom cut out portion. 
     
     
         11 . The method for manufacturing a cover as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the top edge portion and the bottom cut out portion includes an elasticized portion. 
     
     
         12 . The method for manufacturing a cover as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the top edge portion and the bottom cut out portion includes an elasticized portion.