EP0080882A2
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Waste disposal bin
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-11-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-11-26
Abstract
Abstract A container for medical waste products includes a receptacle and a closure member. The closure member is connected to a resiliently deformable member biasing the closure member to close the aperture to the receptacle. In one version the closure member is a cap 3 guided by rails 22 over the surface of the container and having a skeletal outer frame 34 connected to the container which is distorted by opening of the aperture 11. There is also disclosed a device 70-71-72 for rendering unusable a hypodermic syringe. The device may be provided as a removable insert for the container.
Inventors
- 👤 William Rees Owen
- 👤 Andras Juhasz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 02:03
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/20; B65D47/26; B65D47/28; A; A61; A61B; A61B50/00; A61B50/30; A61B50/36; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/3205; B65F; B65F1/00; B65F1/14; B65F1/16; B65F1/1607; A61B2050/005; A61B2050/0051; A61B2050/0054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
1 . A container comprising a receptacle having an aperture through which articles are deposited in the container, a closure member secured to the receptacle and constrained for movement between first and second positions at which the aperture is opened and closed respectively, and means for releasably securing the closure member in its second position comprising a resiliently deformable member, engaged with the receptacle such that is has to be deformed against its resilience to move the closure member for its second position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
1 . A container comprising a receptacle having an aperture through which articles are deposited in the container, a closure member secured to the receptacle and constrained for movement between first and second positions at which the aperture is opened and closed respectively, and means for releasably securing the closure member in its second position comprising a resiliently deformable member, engaged with the receptacle such that is has to be deformed against its resilience to move the closure member for its second position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
A container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the closure member comprises a movable cap having forward and rear ends, and constrained by guide means for movement across a surface of the receptacle containing said aperture, the forward end being that which precedes as the closure member is moved from the first to the second positions, the resiliently deformable member being connected to the movable member and secured to the receptacle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
80 words
A container as claimed in claim 2 wherein the resiliently deformable member comprises an elongate member joined at both ends to the closure member and being secured to the container by being located by retaining means, the elongate member comprising a band extending around the periphery of the closure member and joined to the closure member at the rear thereof, the band being located by said retaining means at a position closer to the forward end of the closure member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A container as claimed in claim 2 or claim 3 including an operating surface joined to the closure member and upstanding therefrom, the operating surface being adapted for use by an operator to apply pressure by hand to move the closure member from its second position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A container as claimed in claim 3 wherein said retaining means comprises a slot having at least one resiliently deformable sidewall, the slot being enabled to receive said band by the resilient deformation of said side wall or walls.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the closure member comprises a shutter pivotably mounted for movement across the plane of said aperture between said first and second positions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
97 words
A container as claimed in claim 6 wherein the resiliently deformable member comprises an elongate member connected with the shutter at a first end, and in contact with a wall of the container, the axis of rotation of the shutter relative to the wall of the container being located such that as the shutter is rotated towards its first position the distance between its first end and said wall is reduced causing the member to be increasingly bent against its resilience so that it produces a restoring force tending to force the shutter to its second position.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
67 words
A device for rendering unusable a hypodermic syringe or similar article comprising a body member, and one or more blades supported for slicing movement beneath the body member, the body member having at least one aperture dimensioned to receive the needle or barrel portion of a syringe such that by operating said one or more blades the needle or portion of the syringe is crushed or severed.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
67 words
A device for rendering unusable a hypodermic syringe or similar article comprising a body member, and one or more blades supported for slicing movement beneath the body member, the body member having at least one aperture dimensioned to receive the needle or barrel portion of a syringe such that by operating said one or more blades the needle or portion of the syringe is crushed or severed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
A device as claimed in claim 8 wherein the plate includes two apertures, one dimensioned to receive a needle of a syringe and the other dimensioned to receive the barrel of a syringe such that by the partial insertion of the syringe through an appropriate one of the apertures the needle or the barrel respectively may be severed or crushed by operation of the blade or blades.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A device as claimed in claim 8 or claim 9 including a pair of said blades, the blades being pivotally mounted beneath said body member for movement in respective closely spaced parallel planes such that motion thereof constitutes a slicing action.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A device as claimed in claim 10 wherein the slicing edges of the two blades are located beneath said apertures and one or both of said edges has or have recesses in register with said two apertures for receiving the inserted needle or barrel respectively.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device as claimed in claim 10 or claim 11 wherein the pair of blades are biased towards the position in which their slicing edges are nonoverlapping.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
A container as claimed in'any one of claims 1 to 7 including a device as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 12 wherein said one or more apertures constitutes openings into said receptacle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
A container as claimed in claim 13 wherein said device is a removable insert in said aperture of the container.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
64 words
A container as claimed in claim 14, when dependent on claim 2, wherein said device includes on its external surface a retaining ledge extending on the container side of the plane of movement of the closure member, the closure member being biased by said resiliently deformable member into abutment with the inserted device and overlying said retaining ledge to prevent removal of the device.
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