Patent ID: 6250465
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: A61B,B65F

Abstract:
A container comprising a receptacle for receiving and storing medical sharps and waste materials, the receptacle having an opening,a lid for closing the opening, the lid being hinged to the receptacle for movement between opened and closed positions,a pivotal disposing member mounted at the opening wherein the lid and the pivotal disposing member are operatively associated such that the movement of the lid from its closed to its opened position moves the disposing member from an inoperative condition to an operative condition wherein it is accessible for medical sharps and waste materials to be placed thereon, the disposing member being pivotally moveable independently of the lid for disposal of the medical sharps and waste materials therefrom into the receptacle, andwherein the disposing member is arranged relative to the lid in its opened position, and to the receptacle, to prevent hand access into the receptacle for all positions of the disposing member about its pivotal axis.