Patent ID: 8177063

Claim:
A hypodermic needle holder for safely storing and disposing of a hypodermic needle, and comprising: a body portion and a lid portion connected to said body portion said body portion having a main opening lockably coverable by said lid portion; at least a plurality of needle retaining openings, each of the needle retaining openings associated with and in communication with an isolated chamber, each needle retaining opening in communication with said main opening for frictionally engaging and retaining a hypodermic needle by at least frictional engagement upon insertion of a hypodermic needle within an associated one of the plurality of said plurality of needle retaining openings; support structure, including a flange having a first planar member connected to and extending away from said body portion, and a second planar member attached to said first planar member at an angle for enabling a hypodermic needle holder to be stably supported and utilized for engaging and retaining a hypodermic needle without manual grasping of either one of the hypodermic needle and said hypodermic needle holder and further comprising at least one container in communication with said main opening for the disposal of miscellaneous dangerous material and wherein a cap having an entry slot covers said at least one container.