Sharps container

A container comprising a receptacle for receiving and storing medical sharps and waste materials, the receptacle having an opening,

• a lid for closing the opening hingedly connected to the receptacle and manually movable between opened and closed positions, the opened position being defined by a stop structure acting between the lid and the receptacle and which is releasable for the lid to be opened beyond its opened position,
• a disposing tray for medical sharps and waste pivotally mounted at the receptacle opening such that for the opened position of the lid the lid and the tray are operatively associated so that the movement of the lid from its closed to its opened position moves the tray from an inoperative condition to an operative condition wherein the tray is accessible for medical sharps and waste materials to be placed thereon and the disposing tray impedes hand access into the receptacle through said opening, the disposing tray being pivotally movable for medical sharps and waste placed thereon to be disposed therefrom into the receptacle,
• wherein the pivotal mounting of the disposing tray provides for manual removal of the disposing tray away from the receptacle opening, and
• whereby the lid is openable beyond its opened position and the disposing tray is removable away from the receptacle opening to facilitate emptying of the receptacle.

A container comprising a receptacle for receiving and storing medical sharps and waste materials, the receptacle having an opening,

• a lid for closing the opening, the lid being hinged to the receptacle for movement between opened and closed positions,
• a pivotal disposing member comprising a tray mounted at the opening wherein for the opened position of the lid, the tray is accessible for medical sharps and waste materials to be placed thereon, the tray being pivotally movable for disposal of the medical sharps and waste materials therefrom into the receptacle,
• the tray being arranged relative to the lid in its opened position, and the receptacle, to prevent hand access into the receptacle for all positions of the tray about its pivotal axis, and
• the lid and the tray are operatively associated such that the movement of the lid from its closed to its opened position moves the tray from an inoperative condition to an operative condition wherein it is accessible for medical sharps and waste materials to be placed thereon, the tray in its operative condition being biased to returned to a rest position from its disposal position, and the tray at said rest position being inclined towards the receptacle interior to facilitate the sliding of sharp objects placed thereon access the tray and thereby promote pivoting of the tray from its rest position to its disposal position, a portion of the tray in its rest position protrudes outwardly beyond the receptacle to facilitate placement of medical sharps and waste materials thereon, and
• the tray being foldable for storage within the container when in its inoperative condition.

A container comprising a receptacle for receiving and storing medical sharps and waste materials, the receptacle having an opening,

• a closure for closing the opening, the closure being hinged to the receptacle for movement between opened and closed positions,
• a pivotal disposing member mounted at the opening wherein for the opened position of the closure, the disposing member is accessible for medical sharps and waste materials to be placed thereon, the disposing means being pivotally moveable for disposal of the medical sharps and waste materials therefrom into the receptacle,
• wherein the disposing member is arranged relative to the closure in its opened position, and the receptacle, to prevent hand access into the receptacle for all positions for the disposing member about its pivotal axis, and
• a structure on which the pivotal disposing member is pivotally mounted, said structure being removably attached to the receptacle and moveable relative thereto for moving the pivotal disposing member away from the receptacle opening, wherein the closure is a lid and the lid is moveable beyond its opened position to completely uncover the receptacle opening whereby the container can be emptied of its contents by inverting the receptacle.