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US 6,024,217 AGranted
Disposal container having multiple position closure
OwnerLawrence G. Ponsi, Paul H. Haniflinventors
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Abstract
A disposal container for retention of medical waste and the like. The container includes a container body with a separate lid appropriately affixed to the container body. An access aperture is provided in the lid, and the closure assembly is provided to overlie the access aperture in order to provide various degrees of opening or closure of the container. The closure assembly includes a rotary closure which is positionable in a series of positions to control access to the interior of the disposal container.
Claims19
A disposal container, comprising
- a. a container body,
- b. a lid at the top of said container body,
- c. an access aperture in said lid, and
- d. a closure assembly shaped to overlie said access aperture, said closure assembly comprising
- i. a rotary closure having an open portion and a closed portion,
- ii. means for positioning said rotary closure in an open position with said open portion in registration with said aperture, permitting full access to said aperture,
- iii. means for positioning said rotary closure in a locked position with said closed portion in registration with said aperture, permanently preventing access to said aperture,
- iv. means for positioning said rotary closure in at least one intermediate position between said open position and said locked position with said rotary closure being temporarily prevented at said intermediate position from rotation toward one of said open and locked positions, and
- v. means for moving said rotary closure from said intermediate position by temporarily displacing a portion of said rotary closure relative to said lid to release said closure from said intermediate position.
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A disposal container, comprising
- a. a container body,
- b. a lid at the top of said container body,
- c. an access aperture in said lid,
- d. a closure assembly shaped to overlie said access aperture, said closure assembly comprising
- i. a rotary closure having an open portion and a closed portion,
- ii. means for positioning said closure in a first open position with said open portion in registration with said aperture, permitting full access to said aperture,
- iii. means for positioning said closure in a second open position permitting limited access to said aperture,
- iv. means for positioning said closure in a first closed position temporarily preventing access to said aperture, and
- v. means for positioning said closure in a second closed portion with said closed portion in registration with said aperture, permanently preventing access to said aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.