US 11,753,240 B2 · Document destruction lid

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a document destruction lid for preventing the retrieval of documents inserted through the lid. The lid comprises a skirt extending around a periphery of the lid for securing the lid to a container. A vertical sidewall extending downward from a top surface of the lid, having a height greater than or equal to 70% of a height of a lip of the container. A security structure for depositing the documents extends from a top surface of the lid. The security structure comprises a front wall, a horizontal slot, a rear wall extending upwards from the top surface of the lid opposite the front wall, and a top surface joining the front wall to the rear wall. The front wall and rear wall are angled away from each other to make document retrieval difficult while still allowing easy disposal of the documents.

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Dependent claims

A lid comprising:

a skirt extending around a periphery of the lid for securing the lid to a container,
wherein the skirt comprises a vertical sidewall extending downward from a top surface of the lid;
a security structure for depositing documents into the container, wherein the security structure comprises:
a front wall extending upwards from a top surface of the lid,
a horizontal slot arranged in a surface of the front wall,
a rear wall extending upwards from the top surface of the lid opposite the front wall;
and
a top surface joining the front wall to the rear wall,
wherein the horizontal slot comprises a rearward facing lip around a periphery of the horizontal slot,
wherein a separation angle between the front wall and the rear wall is approximately 20°-30°.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Document destruction lid

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Document destruction lid

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