Cassette for dispensing pleated tubing
AssigneeMunchkin, Inc.
InventorsSteven Bryan Dunn, Kevin Douglas Johnson, Mark A. Hatherill, Matthew Joseph Saxton
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Abstract
A cassette for use in dispensing a pleated tubing within a waste container. The cassette including an annular body having a generally U shaped housing with a central cylindrical core. An annular cover extends inward over the annular body defining a gap. The cover is secured to the body and at least one elongated boss is disposed on an outer surface of the cassette. The elongated boss extends is adapted to receive a key element capable of rotating, or preventing rotation of the cassette.
Claims16
A cassette for use in dispensing pleated tubing, comprising:
- an annular body having a generally U shaped housing with a central cylindrical core;
- an annular cover extending inward over the annular body defining a gap, the cover being secured to the body;
- and
- at least one elongated boss adapted to receive a key element, the elongated boss disposed on an outer surface of the annular body that extends from a lower end to an upper end of the annular body;
- wherein a pair of adjacent elongated bosses define a gap that extends from a lower end to an upper end of the annular body;
- the gap having a varying width dimension with a narrower upper end than a wider lower end.
A cassette for use in dispensing a pleated tubing, comprising:
- an annular body having a generally U shaped housing with a central cylindrical core;
- an annular cover extending inward over the annular body defining a gap, the cover being secured to the body;
- and
- at least one elongated boss disposed on an outer surface of the annular body that extends from a lower end to an upper end of the annular body, wherein the elongated boss has a dimension that is narrower in a radial width than in a length;
- wherein a pair of adjacent elongated bosses define a gap that extends from a lower end to an upper end of the annular body, the gap having a varying width dimension with a narrower upper end than a wider lower end.
A cassette for use in dispensing a pleated tubing, comprising:
- an annular body having a generally U shaped housing with a central cylindrical core;
- an annular cover extending over the annular body defining a gap, the cover being secured to the body;
- and
- at least one elongated boss adapted to receive a key element, the elongated boss disposed on an outer surface of the annular body that extends from a lower end to an upper end of the annular body where the annular cover is provided, and wherein the elongated boss has a dimension that is narrower in width then in a length, wherein the length extends from the lower end to the upper end of the annular body;
- wherein a pair of adjacent elongated bosses define a gap that extends from a lower end to an upper end of the annular body;
- the gap having a varying width dimension with a narrower upper end than a wider lower end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.