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

Claim 19:
20. A detachable dental-amalgam container for use with a dental amalgam separation system, the dental amalgam separation system having a tank for receiving the 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 a circular 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 circular upper surface than the container outlet port, the container inlet port for receiving the dental amalgam effluent from the tank of 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 radially protruding structure being located radially outward relative to the periphery of the circular upper surface, the at least one radially protruding structure for being positioned above the at least one retaining pin of the dental amalgam separation system to ensure the detachable dental-amalgam container does not become detached from the dental amalgam separation system.