Patent ID: 11963836
Assignee: SOLMETEX, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 12:
13. A detachable dental-amalgam container for use with a dental amalgam separation system, the dental amalgam separation system having a tank that holds dental amalgam effluent and at least one retaining pin for use with the detachable dental-amalgam container, the detachable dental-amalgam container comprising:
a main body having an interior volume for receiving the dental amalgam effluent from the tank of the dental amalgam separation system;
a container top portion located at a top of the main body, the container top portion including a generally cylindrical upper region having an upper surface from which a container inlet port and a container outlet port extend away from the main body, the container inlet port being positioned nearer to a periphery of the upper surface than the container outlet port, each of the container inlet port and the container outlet port is configured to help provide a seal between the detachable dental-amalgam container and the dental amalgam separation system, the container top portion further including at least one radially protruding structure located below the generally cylindrical upper region, the at least one retaining pin of the dental amalgam separation system adapted to be received below the at least one radially protruding structure to ensure the detachable dental-amalgam container does not become detached from the dental amalgam separation system, the at least one radially protruding structure protrudes radially outward of the container top portion such that it is located outward from the periphery of the upper surface;
a container inlet conduit extending downwardly from the container top portion and into the interior volume, the container inlet conduit being coupled to the container inlet port, the container inlet conduit and the container inlet port for transferring the dental amalgam effluent from the tank of the dental amalgam separation system to the interior volume of the main body; and
wherein the container outlet port is for being coupled to a system outlet port of the dental amalgam separation system such that the fluid from the dental amalgam effluent is moved from the interior volume of main body, through the container outlet port, and into the system outlet.