Lid latching mechanism for sterilization container
AssigneeParagon Group of Plastics Companies, Inc.
InventorsRonald L. Venderpool, Daniel Owens
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Abstract
A sterilization container includes a base defining a volume for receiving medical instruments and a lid engaging the base and closing the top thereof. A latching mechanism mounted on the lid includes latching rods slidably mounted on the lid for engagement with apertures on the base to thereby secure the lid to the base. A camming member is rotatably mounted on the lid and includes slots engaged with the latching rods so that upon manual rotation of the camming plate in one direction the latching rods are moved into the apertures and upon rotation of the camming plate in the opposite direction, the latching rods are withdrawn from the apertures.
Claims26
Sterilization container comprising a base having side walls defining a volume and a lid engaging said side walls for closing said volume, and a latching mechanism movable between an actuated position for securing said lid on said side walls and a released position permitting the lid to be removed from the base, said latching mechanism including latching rods slidably mounted on said lid for movement toward and away from a corresponding one of said side walls, and a camming member rotatably mounted on said lid and engaged with said latching rods for moving the latter toward and away from their corresponding side wall.
Sterilization container comprising a base having side walls defining a volume and a lid engaging said side walls for closing said volume, and a latching mechanism movable between and actuated position for securing said lid on said side walls and a released position permitting the lid to be removed from the base, said latching mechanism including latching rods slidably mounted on said lid for movement toward and away from a corresponding one of said side walls, operating means for operating said latching rods, said lid including recesses extending into said volume, each of said latching rods extending through one of said recesses, said recesses including a circumscribing portion extending around a portion of said rod to sufficient to support said rod on said lid.
A sterilization container comprising:
- a tray having a bottom wall, and side walls, which together define a volume, said side walls having a plurality of latching openings therethrough, adjacent to an upper edge of said sidewalls;
- a lid for enclosing said volume, said lid including lip portions extending over said side walls, and projecting downwardly over said latching openings;
- a latching mechanism attached to said lid and movable between an actuated position for securing said lid on said side walls and a released position permitting the lid to be removed from the base, said latching mechanism including latching rods slidably mounted on said lid for movement toward and away from a corresponding one of said side walls, and aligned with said plurality of openings, said latching rods being movable between positions extending through said openings and to positions retracted from said openings;
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- an actuation member mounted on said lid and engaged with said latching rods for moving the latter toward and away from their corresponding side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.