Patent ID: 11903549
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  E  B | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A vacuuming apparatus for collecting and disposing of sharps waste, comprising:
a passageway including a sidewall defining an interior chamber, the passageway including an open suction end having a downwardly extending portion with a container end, an open nozzle end dimensioned to receive a sharps waste, and a first axis defined by the direction between the open suction end and the open nozzle end;
a fan housing including a fan configured to move air from the open nozzle end to the open suction end;
a discharge body disposed between the fan and the open nozzle end, the discharge body including a cavity defined by cavity walls, a nozzle side with a passageway interface configured to secure to the open suction end of the passageway, a fan side having a fan housing interface configured to secure to the fan housing, and a container side including a discharge port in gaseous communication with the interior chamber and disposed on the sidewall between the open suction end and the open nozzle end, the discharge port including a container interface disposed orthogonal from the first axis and configured to secure to a container disposed on the discharge port;
wherein, when the passageway and the discharge body are joined, the downwardly extending portion of the open suction end extends through the cavity of the discharge body from the nozzle side to the container side and a gap is formed between the container end of the downwardly facing portion and the container interface of the discharge port, the gap extending around the container end of the downwardly extending portion,
wherein, when the fan moves air from the open nozzle end to the open suction end, the vacuum apparatus is configured to draw an airstream containing the sharps waste through the open nozzle end, through at least a portion of the interior chamber, through the downwardly extending portion, and into the container to deposit the sharps waste into the container, and
wherein the vacuuming apparatus is configured to draw an airstream substantially free of sharps waste from the container through the gap, through the cavity of the discharge body, out of the fan side of the discharge body.