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US 7,114,629 B2Granted
Medical waste disposal system
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorRobert Joseph Panek, Jr.
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Abstract
A carrier is configured to hold a container having a door mounted for reciprocation between opened and closed positions. The carrier includes a body adapted to receive the container as well as an extension coupled for reciprocal movement with respect to the body. The extension is adapted for engagement with the door of the container, and the reciprocal movement of the extension is adapted to reciprocate the door of the container between the opened and closed position. A container system including a container and the carrier is also provided.
Claims21
A modular container system comprising:
- a container having a door mounted for sliding reciprocation along a substantially horizontal path between opened and closed positions when the container is substantially upright;
- and
- a carrier comprising a body receiving the container and an arm coupled to said body for reciprocal extension along a longitudinal axis of said arm between an extended position and a retracted position with respect to said body, said axis of said arm being oriented substantially parallel to said path of said door of said container, said arm engaging said door of said container, and said reciprocal extension of said arm reciprocating said door of said container along said path between said opened and closed positions.
A container system comprising:
- a container having a door mounted for reciprocation between opened and closed positions;
- and
- a carrier holding said container, said carrier comprising:
- a body portion at least partially defining a cavity receiving said container;
- a hood portion coupled to the body portion and extending over at least a portion of said container;
- and
- an arm coupled to said hood for reciprocal movement with respect to said hood, said arm engaging said door of said container, and said reciprocal movement of said arm reciprocating said door of said container between said opened and closed positions.
4 more elements
A container system comprising:
- a container having a door mounted for reciprocation between opened and closed positions;
- and
- a carrier holding said container, said carrier having:
- a body portion at least partially defining a cavity receiving the container;
- a hood coupled to the body portion and extending over at least a portion of the container;
- an arm coupled to said hood for reciprocal movement with respect to said hood between an extended position when the door of the container is in the closed position and a non-extended position when the door of the container is in the opened position, said arm being engaged to the door of the container and adapted to reciprocate the door of the container between the closed and opened positions;
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- a spring coupled to the hood and to the arm for biasing the arm toward the extended position.
5 more elements
A container system comprising:
- a container having a door mounted for reciprocation between opened and closed positions;
- and
- a carrier receiving said container, said carrier having:
- a body portion;
- a rotatable hood configured to cover at least a portion of the container when the rotatable hood is in a first position;
- and
- an arm coupled for reciprocal movement with respect to said rotatable hood along an axis of said arm, said arm having a first portion coupled to the rotatable hood with a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the reciprocal movement and a second portion angled with respect to the first portion and engaging a surface of the door when the rotatable hood is in the first position.
4 more elements
A container system comprising:
- a container having a door mounted for reciprocation between opened and closed positions;
- and
- a carrier holding said container, said carrier having:
- a body portion at least partially defining a cavity receiving the removable container;
- a hood coupled to the body portion and rotatable to a first position and a second position, said hood covering at least a portion of the container, thereby inhibiting removal of the container when the hood is in the first position and allowing removal of the container when the hood is in the second position;
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- a keyed lock for locking said hood in said first position with respect to said body portion.
4 more elements
A container system comprising:
- a container having a door mounted for reciprocation between opened and closed positions;
- and
- a carrier holding said container, said carrier having:
- a body portion receiving the container, said body portion being formed from rotationally-molded plastic;
- a hood coupled to the body portion and extending over at least a portion of the container;
- and
- an arm coupled for reciprocal movement with respect to said hood, said arm engaging the door of the container, and said reciprocal movement of said arm reciprocating the door of the container between the opened and closed positions.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.