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US 4,978,510 AGranted
Sterilizing tray
AssigneePascal Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorLawrence C. Smith
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Abstract
A sterilizing tray for holding objects while they are being sterilized in a sterilizing solution. At least one end of the sterilizing tray is equipped with a top pivoting end door whose latch can be released by tipping the end of the sterilizing tray against the work surface. Once the latch is released, the weight of sterilized objects in the tipped sterilizing tray pushes the end door open, thereby depositing the sterilized objects neatly on the work surface without their ever having been touched by the user.
Claims9
A sterilizing tray for holding at least one object, wherein said sterilizing tray comprises:
- a base;
- a wall means for at least partially enclosing said base, wherein said wall means extend upwardly from said base, and wherein said wall means at least partially surround said base;
- at least one door means in said wall means, wherein said at least one door means is for selectively permitting the at least one object to exit said sterilizing tray, and wherein said at least one door means has a bottom;
- pivot means for pivotally mounting said at least one door means to said wall means;
- latch means, on at least one of said base and said at least one door means, said latch means for selectively latching said at least one door means closed;
- and release means, on at least one of said base and said at least one door means, said release means for selectively unlatching said at least one door means;
- wherein said sterilizing tray is adapted to be hand held by a user;
- and wherein at least a portion of said release means is sized to enable said portion of said release means to be urged against a work surface by said user sufficiently to unlatch said at least one door means, to permit said at least one object to exit said sterilizing tray through said at least one door means.
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