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US 2012/0067753 A1Published application
Sharps container
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsDerick Foster, Cynthia R. Meissen, Ryan C. Meers, Margaret McCanless
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Abstract
A sharps container includes a sub-lid that normally defines an opening into the container that is too small for a hand. Upon closure of the sub-lid, the opening is enlarged so that larger objects can be placed in the container while the closure of the sub-lid continues to prevent a hand from reaching into the container interior. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
Claims20
A container comprising:
- a body portion including a side wall extending upward from a base wall to define a container interior having an upper opening;
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- a sub-lid including a wall at least partially covering the upper opening such that an access opening to the container interior is defined by the wall, the sub-lid pivotable relative to the body portion between an open position and a closed position, wherein the access in the closed position is greater than when the sub-lid is in the open position.
A container comprising:
- a body portion including a side wall extending upward from a base wall to define a container interior having an upper opening;
- an insert selectively secured to the body proximate the upper opening;
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- a sub-lid pivotably attached to the insert, the sub-lid including a wall at least partially covering the upper opening such that an access opening to the container interior is defined by the wall, the sub-lid pivotable relative to the body portion between an open position and a closed position.
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A container comprising:
- a body portion including a side wall extending upward from a base wall to define a container interior having an upper opening;
- an insert selectively secured to the body proximate the upper opening, the insert including an apron extending partially over the upper opening;
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- a tray pivotably attached to the insert, the tray including a wall at least partially covering the upper opening such that an access opening to the container interior is defined between the wall and the apron, the tray pivotable relative to the body portion between an open position and a closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.