Patent ID: 8727162

Claim:
A cover for a medical waste disposal receptacle having an open end, the cover comprising a body including a covering surface sized and shaped to cover the open end of the receptacle except for an access opening extending through the covering surface, the access opening being defined by a front opening edge, a rear opening edge, and opposed side edges extending between the front and rear opening edges, the covering surface including an upwardly extending wall portion positioned proximate the front opening edge and both side opening edges, the covering surface defining an outer perimeter and at least a portion of the covering surface being sloped downwardly from the wall portion to the outer perimeter of the covering surface, the body further including fixed first and second sloped slide surfaces integrally formed with the covering surface adjacent the access opening, wherein the first sloped slide surface of the body has opposed first and second slide surface side edges, the body further including a first support wall extending between the covering surface and the first slide surface side edge and a second support wall extending between the covering surface and the second slide surface side edge, the body further including a plurality of locking tabs and a plurality of apertures, each of said apertures being axially aligned along a vertical axis with one of the locking tabs such that the opening, the tortuous path, the first sloped slide surface, the locking tabs, and the apertures of the cover allow a simple linear separation of mold components when the cover is de-molded during manufacture.