Container for transportation and dispensing of unused syringes and for storage of used syringes

A multifunctional box for facilitating (i) the safe transport, within said box, of a plurality of flat-like, generally-rectangular-shaped packets, each having a preselected number of unused syringes, to a syringe user, (ii) the safe sequential dispensing of said packets from said box, one at a time, as selected by said user, and (iii) the safe sequential feeding of used syringes, one at a time, into said box for safe storage therein, said packets having preselected width, length and a thickness substantially less than said length or said width, said box comprising:

• a) a container having an open top, a bottom and a plurality of sides integral therewith defining a preselected volume for storing a preselected number of said packets arranged in a stack vertically in side by side relationship, said container having a packet exit opening in one of said sides adjacent to said bottom, said packet exit opening being sized to permit the sequential withdrawal therethrough of said packets;
• b) a dividing tray having a bottom and a plurality of sides and sized to fit in close but unrestricted relationship with said sides of said container, said tray being adapted to be rested with the bottom thereof on top of a stack of said packets in said container and thence sequentially moving vertically downward, relative to said sides of said container, as individual packets are removed from the bottom of said container through said packet exit opening;
• c) a cover adapted to be attached to said open top of said container;
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• d) a used syringe feed member rotatably supported on said cover and having at least one used syringe receiving recess open and accessible in one preselected position to receive an used syringe which, after said feed member is rotated to a second preselected position, is discharged into said dividing tray.