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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1990
William L Noack, Camarillo, CA (US);
Devon Industries, Inc., Chatsworth, CA (US);
Abstract
A medical instrument disposal container has a hollow bin member fitted with a hollow top housing member, the two members having mating flanges with snap lock means for holding them together, the hollow top member further having a rectangular medical instruments entry port which may be closed by a closure lid which has a snap lock type locking means which engages with portions of the top member to affect a substantially permanent closure of the port. Internally of the hollow top housing member, and below the entry port, there is provided a tortuous path means including first and second oppositely inclined barrier walls which block manual entry into the interior of the hollow bin member but allow for the free fall introduction of medical instruments, syringes, sharps, or other medical materials into the storage area of the bin member. In a preferred embodiment, one of the barrier walls may pivot upwardly toward the entry port by the force of gravity when the container is inverted to prevent the accidental discharge of the container contents.