Collection box for syringe needles

Claim 1

Storage box for used syringe needles, comprising a closed box; a grid-forming plurality of tapered inwardly-narrowing openings formed in at least one wall of said closed box for insertion of respectively one needle into each opening, said openings each having a generally square sharp-edged configuration facilitating insertion therethrough into the box of the needle only and forming a stop for the needle head upon withdrawing the syringe so as to separate the syringe from the needle and retain said needle within said storage box; and an anchoring plate for said needles located within said closed box proximate to and coextensive with the wall having said openings, said anchoring plate being constituted of a material readily piercable by said needles, whereby upon insertion of a used needle through said anchoring plate and subsequent withdrawal of the syringe will cause said needle to remain embedded in said anchoring plate with the point of the needle being located within the closed box and the needle head being positioned between anchoring plate and the wall having said openings.