Patent ID: 9161874
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A61B,A61G,B62B,B65F

Abstract:
1. A trolley for a container for medical waste, the container having a receptacle for receiving medical waste and a lid for sealing the receptacle, the lid being pivotable between an open position and a closed position, the lid and receptacle being shaped so that an undersurface portion of the lid is accessible when the lid is in the closed position, wherein the receptacle has a top lip that has a cut away section and the undersurface portion of the lid is part of a component on the lid that projects over the cut away section, the trolley including: a retainer for retaining the container on the trolley, and a member having a lid engaging portion, the member being operable so that the lid engaging portion engages the undersurface portion of the component on the lid and pivots the lid from the closed position to the open position, wherein the retainer and member are relatively located such that when the container is installed on the trolley and retained by the retainer, the lid engaging portion becomes positioned adjacent the undersurface portion of the component on the lid without requiring manual manipulation of the member or lid, and the projection of the component over the cut away section of the receptacle allows the undersurface portion to remain accessible when the lid is in the closed position.