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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Derick Foster, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Cynthia R. Meissen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ryan C. Meers, West Chester, PA (US);
Margaret Mccanless, El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Derick Foster, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Cynthia R. Meissen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ryan C. Meers, West Chester, PA (US);
Margaret McCanless, El Segundo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rehrig Pacific Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/10 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/0288 (2013.01); A61B 2019/0206 (2013.01); A61B 2019/0245 (2013.01); A61B 2019/0275 (2013.01); A61B 2019/0277 (2013.01); Y10S 220/908 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sharps container includes a sub-lid that normally defines an opening into the container that is too small for a hand. Upon closure of the sub-lid, the opening is enlarged so that larger objects can be placed in the container while the closure of the sub-lid continues to prevent a hand from reaching into the container interior. Other embodiments are also disclosed.