Disposal container with locking closure
AssigneeSage Products, LLC
InventorsDonald J. Mosior, Edward C. Hay
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Abstract
A disposal container including a lid having an access aperture, and a closure which is shaped to overlay and seal the access aperture. The closure is slidable in an operative position at a first elevation from a temporarily closed orientation over the access aperture to an opened orientation where at least a portion of the aperture is exposed. The closure can be locked in place over the access aperture by rotating the closure to align tabs on the closure with recesses in the lid, and then pushing the closure downwardly to a second elevation to lock it in place.
Claims20
A cover for a container, comprising
- a. a lid, said lid including means for attachment of said lid to a container body,
- b. an access aperture in said lid,
- c. a closure shaped to overlay said access aperture,
- d. means for positioning said closure in an operative position at a first elevation relative to said lid with said closure being translatable at said first elevation from a temporarily closed orientation over said access aperture to an opened orientation such that at least a portion of said access aperture is exposed to permit passage through said access aperture, and
- e. means for locking said closure at said access aperture at a second elevation relative to said lid to prevent passage through said access aperture.
A method for locking a closure over an aperture in a container lid to prevent access through the aperture, where the closure is repositioned from an operative position at a first elevation relative to the lid to a second elevation relative to the lid, comprising the steps of
- a. locating the closure over the aperture while the closure is at the first elevation,
- b. relocating the closure at the first elevation over the aperture to align tabs on the closure with corresponding recesses in the lid, and
- c. depressing the closure to the second elevation while engaging an annular peripheral channel of the closure on an annular rim formed about the aperture.
A disposal container, comprising
- a. a container body,
- b. a lid, said lid including means for attachment of said container body,
- c. an access aperture in said lid,
- d. a closure shaped to overlay said access aperture,
- e. means for positioning said closure in an operative position at a first elevation relative to said lid with said closure being translatable at said first elevation from a temporarily closed orientation over said access aperture to an opened orientation such that at least a portion of said access aperture is exposed to permit passage through said access aperture, and
- f. means for locking said closure at said access aperture at a second elevation relative to said lid to prevent passage through said access aperture after said closure is manipulated when at said temporarily closed orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.