Patent ID: 9480530
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A61B,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A container into which used sharps can be deposited immediately following their use and carried to a second container into which the used sharps can be dumped for subsequent disposal without having to directly handle the sharps following their use, comprising: a housing having a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a rearward end closed by a rearward end wall, and a forward end closed by a forward end wall; said top wall being hinged to the back wall for pivotal movement between a closed position and an open position; said forward end wall being hinged to the housing forward end for pivotal movement between a closed position and an open position; first latch means engaged between said top wall and said front wall to latch the top wall closed, said top wall being openable to enable deposit of used sharps into the container and then latched closed to encase the used sharps in the container and prevent an accidental stick with the used sharps; second latch means engaged between said forward end wall and said housing forward end to latch the forward end wall closed, said forward end wall being openable to enable the used sharps to be dumped from the container; and a pusher slidably mounted in said container for movement from said rearward end toward said forward end to push used sharps from the container when said forward end wall is open.