Sharps disposal system including reusable container
AssigneeMedX Corporation
InventorsUgo P. Perzan, Joe D. Hutto, Richard Blanchette
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Abstract
A sharps disposal system providing a frame and a container having an opening and being selectively mountable to the frame. A lid is pivotally attached to the frame and is selectively movable into engagement with the container when the container is mounted to the frame. Engaging the container with the lid closes the opening except for an aperture through which sharps can be inserted into the container but which impedes insertion of human hands. Engaging the container with the lid also impedes removal of the container from the frame. The system employs a means for selectively locking the lid into engagement with the container. The system further provides a cover for selectively sealing said opening.
Claims26
A sharps disposal system comprising:
- a frame;
- a container having an opening;
- means for removably mounting said container to said frame;
- a lid pivotally attached to said frame, wherein said lid selectively engages said container to cover said opening of said container and to impede removal of said container from said frame when said container is mounted to said frame;
- said lid having an aperture which allows insertion of sharps into said container and impedes insertion of human hands;
- and
- means for selectively locking said lid into engagement with said container.
A sharps disposal system for use with an open container comprising:
- a frame;
- means for removably mounting said container to said frame;
- a lid pivotally attached to said frame, wherein said lid selectively engages said container to cover said opening of said container and to impede removal of said container from said frame when said container is mounted to said frame;
- said lid having an aperture which allows insertion of sharps into said container and impedes insertion of human hands;
- and
- means for selectively locking said lid into engagement with said container.
A locking system for locking a lid into engagement with a container comprising:
- a series of ribs on said container;
- a corresponding series of elastically deformable hooks affixed to the inside of said lid such that said hooks slide past and catch behind said ribs when said lid engages said container to prevent said lid from being disengaged from said container;
- and means for releasing said hooks from behind said ribs to allow said lid to be disengaged from said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.