Reusable waste container

a waste container and biohazard technology, applied in the direction of pliable tubular containers, sealing, refuse collection, etc., can solve the problems of occupying valuable cargo space, requiring additional containers and/or other packaging elements, and being expensiv

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-02-03
REHRIG PACIFIC CO INC
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a reusable biohazard waste container that can be transported without additional packaging. The container has a bottom wall, front, rear, and side walls that form a box-shaped container. A lid is pivotally connected to the container and can be opened and closed. The lid has a gasket feature and a gasket rib structure that seals the container when closed and allows the lid to lie flat against the rear wall when opened without bending the gasket. The lid also has a primary lid and a secondary lid that can be opened to provide access to the interior of the container without unlatching the primary lid. The container can be stacked on top of each other using a recessed area on the front, rear, or side walls. The container can also be picked up by an automated device and moved as needed using a plurality of vertical extension portions. The lid has at least one raised locating portion to locate a second container on top of the lid and at least one raised stacking portion to hold a second container on top of the lid.

Problems solved by technology

Due to the contaminated and potentially hazardous nature of the contents of the container, these containers need to be shipped within a properly packaged environment.
Requiring additional containers and / or other packaging elements is expensive, and further takes up valuable cargo space.

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[0057]A reusable biohazard waste container 10 is shown in FIGS. 1-7. The container 10 is used as a containment receptacle for transporting and / or collecting any type of biohazard waste stream. In one example, the container is used as a sharps container. The container includes a bottom wall 12, a front wall 14, a rear wall 16, and a pair of side walls 18 that extend up from the bottom wall 12 and connect the front wall 14 to the rear wall 16 to form a box-shaped container.

[0058]A lid 20 is attached to the rear wall 16 at a hinged connection 22. The lid 20 is moveable between a closed position, shown in FIGS. 1-2, to an open position indicated by arrow 24 in FIG. 2. As shown, when in the open position, the lid 20 is rotated 270 degrees and lies flat against the rear wall 16. A latch 26 is used to secure the lid 20 to the container 10 when in the closed position as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.

[0059]As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the hinged connection 22 includes a first set of hinge members 28 ...

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Abstract

A reusable biohazard waste container is configured such that the container can be transported without requiring any additional packaging elements. A lid is pivotally connected to the container and is movable between an open position and a closed position. A latch secures the lid to the container when in the closed position such that the container is capable of holding liquids.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 230,797, filed Aug. 3, 2009, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 296,623, filed Jan. 20, 2010.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a reusable biohazard waste container that is properly packaged such that the container can be transported without requiring any additional packaging elements.[0003]Biohazard waste containers are used as containment receptacles for transporting biohazard waste streams. While these containers can be used for any type of biohazard waste, one example of such a container is referred to as a “sharps” container. Biological sharps typically include, but are not limited to, items such as hypodermic needles, syringes, Pasteur pipettes, broken glassware, broken plastic-ware, lancets, glass slides, cover slips, plastic pipettes, pipette tips or any other material that is able to puncture a plastic trash bag Such items must be placed into...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D25/14B65D53/00
CPCB65F1/02B65F1/16B65F2220/124B65F1/1646B65F2001/1676B65F1/1615
InventorMEISSEN, CYNTHIA R.MANUEL, NATHANBALTZ, KYLE L.
OwnerREHRIG PACIFIC CO INC