Method and apparatus for transforming a delivery container into a waste disposal system
AssigneeMedindica-Pak, Inc.
InventorsJack W. Romano, Adam L. Smith
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Abstract
This application teaches practical and cost effective methods and apparatus to enhance supply chain efficiency by transforming fluid enclosing supply delivery containers in to collection and disposal containers, and in particular, providing inter alia, a canister system having a lid which would couple to either a thread able supply container or a spike able supply container. This enables the user to select from a plurality of supply containers for the collection and removal of waste such as a threaded pour bottle type of supply container, or a spike able type of intravenous solution supply container.
Claims71
A supply chain method comprising,
- a) egressing a fluent material from a container,
- b) enclosing said container inside a housing having a space therein, said housing configured to retain a portion of said container inside a vacuum draw path, a vacuum source configured to conduct a vacuum draw force away from said container and away from a supply of waste,
- c) applying said vacuum force to said container and said space, wherein application of said vacuum force to said housing establishes transfer of waste material from said supply of waste toward said container.
A supply chain method comprising,
- a) egressing a fluent material from a container having a fluent material therein,
- b) enclosing said container inside an outer housing having a space therein, wherein said outer housing is configured to receive a vacuum draw force from a draw path,
- c) applying a vacuum force to said housing wherein application of said force to said housing establishes a transfer of waste material from a supply of waste into said container.
A supply chain method comprising,
- a) egressing a material from a container,
- b) placing said container into a housing, said housing having a space therein and a vacuum draw source connected to a draw path, said housing configured to receive a vacuum draw force from said path,
- c) applying said vacuum force to said housing and said container, wherein application of said vacuum draw force to said path transfers waste material from a supply of waste toward said container.
A supply chain method comprising,
- a) egressing a material from a container,
- b) enclosing said container inside an outer housing, a portion of said container to be configured to be retained inside a portion of a vacuum draw path, said path configured to connect a space inside said outer housing to a source of vacuum draw forces,
- c) connecting said container to said source via said path, wherein application of said vacuum draw forces establishes transfer of waste material from a supply of waste along said path toward said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.