Integral tortuous path receptacle cover
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorM. Brian Finnestad
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Abstract
A cover for a medical waste disposal receptacle and a method of manufacturing a cover for a medical waste disposal receptacle. The cover generally comprises a body portion configured to substantially close an open end of the receptacle and a lid portion hingedly interconnected to the body portion via an integrally formed hinge extending between the lid portion and a portion of the body portion. The body portion includes a covering surface with an access opening therethrough and at least a first, fixed sloped slide surface depending from the covering surface configured to provide a fixed tortuous path extending from the access opening.
Claims20
A cover for a medical waste disposal receptacle including a body defining an open end and extending along a longitudinal axis, the cover comprising:
- a body portion configured to substantially close the open end of the receptacle and defining a tortuous path access opening having opposed, axially spaced, first and second lateral edges, the body portion including at least a first integral sloped slide surface defining the first lateral edge of the access opening, the body portion being free from components overlapping in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the open end of the receptacle.
A cover for a medical waste disposal receptacle having an open end, the cover comprising:
- a body portion including a covering surface configured and dimensioned to substantially close the open end of the receptacle except for an access opening extending through the covering surface, the body portion further including integrally formed, fixed first and second sloped slide surfaces depending from the covering surface adjacent the access opening, wherein the body portion is free from components overlapping in a given direction substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the open end of the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.