Holder for hypodermic syringe cartridges

Claim 1

A HOLDER FOR RECEIVING A CONVENTIONAL TUBULAR DISPOSABLE MEDICAMENT CARTRIDGE OF THE TYPE HAVING A CONSTRICTED NECK ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF, SAID HOLDER COMPRISING A CHANNEL OF STIFF SPRINGY MATERIAL HAVING INNER CROSS SECTIONAL DIMENSIONS ADAPTED TO FIT THE OUTER CROSS SECTIONAL DIMENSIONS OF SAID CARTRIDGE, SAID CHANNEL HAVING A PAIR OF PARALLEL EDGES EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF SAID CHANNEL AND DEFINING AN OPENING ALONG ONE SIDE THEREOF, THE WIDTH OF THE OPENING BEING LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE CHANNEL WHEREBY SAID CARTRIDGE MAY BE SNAPPED INTO SAID HOLDER LATERALLY BY DISTORTING SAID SPRINGY MATERIAL TO INCREASE THE WIDTH OF SAID OPENING, SAID HOLDER BEING ADAPTED TO GRIP SAID CARTRIDGE ALONG ITS SIDES TO PREVENT SUBSTANTIAL LATERAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CARTRIDGE, SAID HOLDER HAVING ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF AN INTERNAL PROJECTION ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE NECK OF SAID CARTRIDGE, WHEREBY SUBSTANTIAL LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENTS OF SAID CARTRIDGE IS PREVENTED, AND HAVING ADJACENT ITS OTHER END EXTERNAL HAND GRIPPING MEANS AND A GUIDE PORTION TRAVERSED BY A PASSAGE ALIGNED WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID CHANNEL, SAID GUIDE PORTION BEING ADAPTED TO GUIDE THE SHAFT OF A PLUNGER FOR ACTUATING SAID CARTRIDGE.