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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Stericycle, Inc., Northbrook, IL (US);
Inventors:
Brian S. Foos, Roselle, IL (US);
Gerry VanDomelen, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
STERICYCLE, INC., Bannockburn, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 50/36 (2016.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); A61B 90/96 (2016.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 50/36 (2016.02); A61B 90/96 (2016.02); G06Q 10/30 (2013.01); A61B 2050/0067 (2016.02); Y02W 90/20 (2015.05);
Abstract
A waste container includes a neck defining an opening through which waste can be inserted into the waste container, and an insert snap-fit into the opening. The insert has an engagement portion engaged with the neck to secure the insert into the opening, and a body portion having a plurality of differently-sized apertures for allowing passage of waste through the insert and into the waste container.