Lid for medical waste container
AssigneesMedical Waste Management Inc., VIF Mould and Plastic Industries Ltd.
InventorsDaniel Kennedy, Istvan Vaskuthy
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Abstract
A lid for a medical waste container which receives sharps waste such as hypodermic needles. The lid has a closure hinged to the lid by a flexible strap and movable between first and second recesses in the lid. The first recess is closed and simply receives and retains the closure when the lid is open for depositing waste. The second recess has an opening through which waste can be deposited into the container. A temporary locking mechanism retains the closure in the second recess by a snap fit but allows the closure to be lifted from the second recess to open the container. A permanent locking mechanism, when actuated, locks the closure in the second recess permanently so that the container is sealed for autoclaving and cannot be reopened.
Claims13
A lid for a medical waste container, said lid comprising:
- (a) a closure hinged to said lid and movable between a first closed position and a second open position;
- (b) first and second recesses in said lid for receiving said closure when said closure is in its first and second positions respectively;
- (c) said first recess being closed and serving only to house said closure when said lid is to be open for depositing said waste;
- (d) said second recess having an opening therein to allow waste to be deposited therethrough into said container;
- (e) said closure and said second recess including at least one cooperative locking mechanism for retaining said closure in said second recess, to close said opening in said second recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.