Patent ID: 6206188
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A receptacle for a used cutting blade comprising:a housing, said housing forming an internal cavity for receipt of said used cutting blade a first inlet slot in said receptacle, said first inlet slot accommodating passage of said used cutting blade through said first inlet slot into said internal cavity of said housing;a first guide means in said housing adjacent said first inlet slot for guiding said used cutting blade toward said first inlet slot;said housing including a second inlet slot said first inlet slot being located at a first end of said receptacle and said second inlet slot being located at a second end of said receptacle, said second end being opposite said first end;said housing including a second guide means adjacent said second inlet slot for guiding said used cutting blade toward said second inlet slot;said first guide means forming a first detent for inhibiting said used cutting blade from passing outwardly through said first inlet slot, said second guide means forming a second detent for inhibiting said used cutting blade from passing outwardly through said second inlet slot.said housing including a hollow shell having a bottom, a front wall, a back wall, a left end, a right end, and a top wall, said top wall being angled inwardly into said hollow shell to form a deflector interposed in a direct line between said first inlet slot and said second inlet slot to thereby prevent said used cutting blade from passing directly from said first inlet slot to said second inlet slot.