Lid Piercer and Kit

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a lid piercer that pierces or punctures the lid of a small container. The container may hold a filler that is a liquid, gel, powder or granules needed for a specific task. The lid piercer is desirably usable with one hand. Also provided is an oral care kit that contains the lid piercer; such a kit includes a bag containing implements needed to perform oral care for a patient. The kit also has a container of oral care solution and the container is made from a cup with a top or lid covering it. The kit also has a lid piercer disposed in relation to the container such that a user may bend the tip of the lid piercer into the top of the container to pierce the top and release the oral care solution.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A lid piercer for a container comprising a central opening adapted to accept said container and formed in a body, said body further comprising a tip adapted to pierce a top of said container. 
     
     
         2 . The lid piercer of  claim 1  wherein said container holds between 5 and 50 mL of a filler. 
     
     
         3 . The lid piercer of  claim 1  having a body made from a thin plastic material. 
     
     
         4 . The lid piercer of  claim 1  wherein said body is made from a polyolefin. 
     
     
         5 . The lid piercer of  claim 1  wherein said tip is formed at an angle of between 90 and 110 degrees. 
     
     
         6 . The lid piercer of  claim 1  wherein said lid piercer can be used to pierce the top of said container by a user using only one hand. 
     
     
         7 . The lid piercer of  claim 1  wherein said filler is selected from the group consisting of food ingredients, beverages, chemicals, topically applied substances and medicaments. 
     
     
         8 . A kit for oral care, the kit comprising a bag containing;
 implements needed to perform oral care for a patient;   a container of oral care solution having a cup and a top covering said cup and;   a lid piercer disposed in relation to said container such that a user may bend a tip of said lid piercer into the top of said container to pierce said top.   
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 8  wherein said implements have a distal end that comprises a material that absorbs liquid. 
     
     
         10 . The kit of  claim 8  wherein said oral care solution flows to a bottom of said bag and contacts the distal end of said implements after said top is pierced by said tip. 
     
     
         11 . The kit of  claim 8  wherein said bag is sealed on all sides and has a frangible region on an upper portion. 
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 8  wherein said tip forms an angle between 30 and 150 degrees. 
     
     
         13 . The kit of  claim 8  wherein said tip forms an angle between 60 and 120 degrees. 
     
     
         14 . The kit of  claim 8  wherein said tip forms an angle between 90 and 110 degrees. 
     
     
         15 . The kit of  claim 8  wherein said lid piercer can be used to pierce the top of said container by a user using only one hand. 
     
     
         16 . The kit of  claim 8  wherein the top of said container is made from foil or plastic. 
     
     
         17 . The kit of  claim 8  wherein said container holds between 5 and 50 mL of liquid.