Sharps container

A sharps container comprising:

• a receptacle for receiving sharps,
• a cover connected to said receptacle in such a manner as to define an inner space between said receptacle and said cover, said cover further having a dial recess and an opening for receiving sharps into said receptacle;
• a dial partially disposed within said dial recess, moveably and rotatably mounted to said cover;
• an elongated tray disposed in said cover, said tray rotatable about a horizontal axis between receiving, partially closed and locking positions, said receiving position for receiving sharps through said opening while closing access to said receptacle interior is closed, said partially closed position for displacement of sharps into said receptacle interior, while partially obstructing said opening to said container, and said locking position for engagement of a locking means for permanently closing said container, said tray biased into said receiving position, said tray overcoming said bias and rotate to a partially closed position when an object is placed onto said tray, said tray rotates in a direction opposite of said bias until said object falls by force of gravity into said interior, whereupon said bias rotates said tray back to said receiving position, said tray further rotatable to said locking position in response to manual rotation of said dial, said container being completely closed when said tray is in said locking position;
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• said locking means including a locking pin aperture located in said cover, a locking pin which extends from said dial and which is movable between a first position wherein said locking pin is removed from said locking pin aperture and said dial is partially removed from said dial recess and a second position wherein said dial is manually moveable into locking engagement with said dial recess thereby moving said locking pin into said locking pin aperture when said dial has been rotated into said locking position.