Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide boxes that are particularly useful in connection with trash collection and trash compaction. The boxes are designed as having a single-piece board construction with a strength that can contain mixed types of trash, including solids and liquids, and to effectively contain the trash during the pressure of a compaction process without tearing, splitting and/or leaking. They are also designed to use a waterproof coating for adhering seams, reducing the extra step and expense of using a glue or an adhesive to secure the box seams. The trash compaction boxes provided herein are particularly useful on aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles, where weight and performance are of primary concern.

Abstract: A container which is useful in storing articles which are to be recycled until the filled container is returned to the original manufacturer or recycling depot. The container has a port through which cartridges may be conveniently inserted to be stored. The container, which has a plastic bag in communication with the port, is preferably supplied to the consumer as a folded blank and which may be easily erected by the consumer to form a recycling container.

Abstract: This waste container consists of a carton. An internal wrapping is designed to contain the waste and its upper part is held in an opening provided in the one of the upper flaps which is folded down first. At least one of the upper flaps is fitted, at its ends, with a closing and supporting tab designed to operate together with the opposite side of the container. Once filled, internal wrapping is closed by a tie and all upper flaps are folded down. The upper flap which is folded down last is fitted with a tab able to be inserted between flaps already folded down and the opposite side of the carton. This tab is fitted with a slot able to accommodate a safety locking tab which is pulled out of the opposite side of the container.

Abstract: A collapsible, paperboard waste container that is particularly suitable to use for the receipt and retention of waste material such as medical waste. The container has a pair of integral, nesting, inner and outer covers with aligned covered openings that serve to prevent waste material from coming out of the container accidentally.

Abstract: A waste paper bin of large capacity comprises a base 2 having side walls 5, a bottom wall 4, and a removable lid 3. The bottom wall and the removable lid are each formed by folding a sheet of flexible material. The lid has side walls 11 for overlapping the side walls 5 of the base 2 when the lid is fitted to the base. The bin is formed from an inexpensive sheet material, such as cardboard, so as to be semi-disposable. The bin may be replaced by a fresh bin when it becomes worn, without requiring substantial expenditure. A decorative pattern or motif may be applied to the sheet material.

Abstract: A portable disposable container comprising a top closure including two inner centrally apertured panels independently lockable across the open upper end of the container in overlying relation to each other. An imperforate closure panel includes a remote handle flap for manipulation of the top container. The closure panel, upon a closing of the container, overlies the inner panels, sealing the openings therein. The handle flap is positioned immediately adjacent a similarly configured handle panel and is locked thereto by a locking extension wrapped about both handles components.

Abstract: A container for receiving and containing items to be disposed of, such as medical waste (used syringes, needles, and the like), is assembled from a blank, and comprises bottom, front, rear, top and end panels. The top panel has a front flap provided with opposing flap tucks which, when the container is assembled, are inserted into spaces between respective end panels and respective minor flaps of the front panel, thereby securing the top panel against inadvertent opening. The top panel also has a syringe-shaped opening which serves as an access to an inner flap of the front panel below so that, when an item to be disposed of is deposited through the opening onto the inner flap, and when a force is exerted on the inner flap from above, the inner flap rotates downward, and the item is deposited in the container. The inner flap is biased to a closed position so that, upon removal of the force, the inner flap rotates back to the closed position.

Abstract: A discarded medical material container comprises a body of sheet material having laminated layers of compact fibrous material and material that is effectively impervious to the passage of fluid. The sheet material is formed into foldable panels that are joined together to define a bottom, sidewalls and a top of the body. The top has a closeable opening for the insertion of discarded material into the container and a closure tab. The top is formed of a first, interior panel of the sheet material having a region that is sectioned to define a plurality of flaps extending inwardly from the contour of the region, so as to define an opening in the first panel of sheet material, and a second, outer panel of sheet material, disposed atop the first panel. The second panel has a cut to define an aperture in the shape of a generally flexible tab overlying the region in the first panel and sized to close the aperture. A slit-score causes each flap to assume a generally downwardly bent condition.

Abstract: A needle removal/containment and transport apparatus for potentially injurious medical implements, generally comprising a storage and transport housing; a storage container slidably inserted within the housing for receiving and storing the implements; a plastic bag surrounding the container; a needle removal device mounted on the container for threadably disengaging needle/syringe assemblies and depositing the needles into the container; and an entry port formed on the container with a releasably insertable plug member for depositing implements such as syringes, scalpels, etc. into the container. The housing is formed with flap members to permanently seal the container within the housing, yet permit access to the container. The housing is further formed with a cover member to permanently sealingly close the housing for transport to ultimate disposal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a collapsible trash container that holds a plastic grocery bag in an open position inside the container so that the plastic bag may be loaded with trash. The container is substantially rectangular having a base, four sidewalls terminating in an open top, and two detachable handle elements having inverted U-shaped slots. A pair of bag-engaging tab members protrude vertically from the free edges of a pair of opposing sidewalls. The handles of a plastic bag are arrayed about these tabs to hold the bag in an open position. The preferred embodiment of the present invention further includes a hingably mounted cover that may be opened when the container is being loaded and closed when the container is not being loaded.

Abstract: A waste basket simulating a basketball net comprises a square container constructed from a blank of corrugated paperboard in such manner that it can be manually erected from a substantially flat, collapsed condition and vice versa. The waste basket includes a square cover which fits over the top of the container and has therein a circular opening matching the graphic representation of a basketball net on each of the four sides of the container.

Abstract: Containers are disclosed for storing soiled sharp medical instruments. In one embodiment, a container has an entrance defined by a pair of flaps. A soiled medical instrument is positioned on one of the flaps and pushed downwardly such that the flaps move apart allowing access to the container for storing the medical instrument. The container is preferably formed of a clear plastic material such that medical personnel may count the number of instruments stored within the container. A second embodiment includes a cylindrical member with a plate positioned near one axial end such that an enlarged space and a smaller space are defined. Both embodiments allow entire syringes to be easily stored while still providing safe storage of smaller medical instruments such as suture needles.

Abstract: A corrugated, lightweight, foldably collapsible container for storing infectious waste in first and second storage positions is disclosed. The container comprises a collapsible receptacle having a foldably sealed bottom portion and a plurality of side panels forming an upwardly opening receptacle for receiving and containing waste therein. The container further has a top portion integrally formed with the receptacle, the top portion being operable to foldably form a spout portion for receiving waste therethrough, and also operable to quickly and foldably close into a first storage position for temporary storage of its contents, and to foldably close into a second storage position to facilitate more permanent storage of the waste contained therein, and further to facilitate safe movement of the container. In a preferred embodiment the container also incorporates a leak-proof removable plastic bag acting as a liner to further provide additional protection against leaks of the contents of the container.

Abstract: A cardboard container which can be used in a compactor to contain domestic refuse, comprises a body and a cover. The container body is formed from a single blank by folding side panels thereof about a central panel forming the bottom. Corner panels folded along a diagonal ensure sealing relative to liquids located in the lower part of the container and provide handles which are retained and reinforced by flaps located on the body and on the cover and wound about the handles.

Abstract: A medical waste disposal container has a unitary body structure formed of a substantially flat sheet having a plurality of laminated layers of compact fiberboard, and one or more thin pliable layers of absorbtion resistant plastic material. The laminated sheet material contains a plurality of foldable sheet portions that are scored, wrapped at corners and adhesively joined together to define a bottom, sidewalls and a top of the body structure. The top has an opening, that is closeable by way of a flap formed in the sheet material, for insertion of discarded medical waste. The interior of the container is preferably coated with an absorbtion resistant material to effectively provide a leakproof seal at the intersections of its sidewalls and bottom.

Abstract: Containers suitable for storage and transport of regulated medical waste, including sharps and solid and semi-solid waste, which is disposable with the waste as by incineration, are provided by low cost paper, preferably corrugated paper, boxes having inserts which provide a mouth through which the waste items may be inserted. The insert has side walls which are attached to the side walls of the box near the top thereof. The insert has notches in the side walls along its bottom. A cover panel having tabs with spacing complimentary to the spacing of the notches is placed in the box upon the bottom of the insert with the tabs in the notches. The box may be lined with a plastic bag to provide leak resistance. The bag extends between the side walls of the insert and the side walls of the box and above the top of the box. The cover may also have a sleeve of flexible plastic material. To close the container, the plastic bag is tucked in so that it lies above the bottom of the insert.

Abstract: Portable containers suitable for use as disposable contaminated material containers are provided. The containers include a top closure including first and second closure flaps whereby the first closure flap has a central opening for filling the box and a handle member for holding it. The handle member can be inserted into a corresponding aperture of the second closure flap which protects the handle from being contaminated during use. The design also includes using an interior space defined by an internal open-ended container wrapped in a preferred thermoplastic bag. This feature enables the container to resist leakage of contaminated materials and the risk of puncture of the container by sharp objects.

Abstract: A tamper-resistant box for storing confidential documents has a container for holding these documents. A lid is associated with the container and is moveable from an open position wherein it is remote from the container to a closed position wherein it overlies an opening in the container. A seal is associated with the lid and is breakable upon movement of the lid to the open position to provide evidence of tampering with the box. A slot is located in the container to allow paper documents to be inserted in the container and is concealed by a concealing flap extending over the slot to conceal the contents of the box but to allow paper documents to be passed through the slot and into the box.

Abstract: A container for safely storing potentially injurious implements such as scalpel blades, hypodermic needles, etc., comprises a plurality of wall panels forming an enclosure. The container includes a top closure panel hingedly attached to one wall panel of the container, the top closure panel extending angularly inwardly into the container toward the opposite wall panel and forming a trough-like receiving chamber with the opposite container wall for initially receiving implements to be stored therein. Stop means are formed on the container for limiting upward angular rotation of the top closure panel to maintain the closure panel at a pre-determined angle. Once received in the trough-like chamber, the implements will drop into the interior of the container by pushing downwardly on the top closure panel.

Abstract: A receptacle made of kraft paper or the like essentially a rectangular prism in form when expanded and ready for use which can be used to collect used food and drink containers; used tissues and napkins; apple cores, orange peelings and such. The construction allows the receptacle to be stored flat and yet to be readily expanded to become a rigid self-supporting receptacle with an easy opening and self-closing top closure.

Abstract: A container for and medical implements comprises a plurality of wall panels to form an enclosure. The container includes a top closure hingedly joined along a top edge of a wall panel. The top closure includes a distal edge projecting into the hollow interior of the enclosure. The width of the top closure is greater than the width of the corresponding enclosure opening to form a trough-like receiving chamber for initially receiving implements to be stored in. The implements can simply be released into the trough-like receiving chamber and thence cause to drop into the hollow interior by pushing down the top closure.

Abstract: A container for disposable syringes has a body structure defining an interior chamber and a laterally elongated upper opening in an upward and forward surface of the container, the opening having a length and width sufficient to accept expended medical syringes of commonly used sizes broadside on, an upwardly opening lid for covering the opening and connected by a hinge to the rear of the elongated opening for movement upward and away from the opening, a laterally elongated chute extending into the body structure and having a front wall extending downwardly and rearwardly from the opening to a lower opening into the interior chamber, a wall extending downwardly from the hinge of the lid into the chute to form a labyrinth effective to arrest passage of a human hand through the chute short of the lower opening of the latter, and structure to control passage to the rear of the lower end of the front wall of the chute, into the interior chamber, of a syringe dropped down the chute.

Abstract: This invention is directed to an improved collapsible box for trash compactors and particularly aircraft trash compactors. The box is constructed from an integrally formed elongated main section having rectangularly shaped front, rear, and bottom panels and a pair of opposing side panels which are secured to continuous flanges hingedly connected to the vertical edges of the front and rear panels and to the horizontal edges of the bottom panel.At least one side panel is provided with a free-standing edge which is adapted to be seated in a guide or securing means or overhang within the compactor chamber which fixes the position of the side panel.A continuous medial fold line is provided at the middle of the front, rear, and bottom panels to facilitate the folding of the box into a collapsed state for storing. In the preferred embodiment, the front and rear panels are each provided with a pair of fold lines which extend from the lower edges of the panels to common points on the medial fold lines.

Abstract: A paper box for collecting used sanitary cotton or the like. The box is composed of water proof thick paper and defined by two pairs of opposing vertical walls and a bottom composed of flaps continuously extending from the four vertical walls. A pair of retention flaps continuously extend from a first pair of opposing vertical walls at top edges thereof. Each retention flap is foldable inwardly and has a free end substantially parallel to said opposing two parallel vertical walls in the first pair. The free end is indented to form a first cutout. Form one of the opposing vertical walls in a second pair continuously extends a ramp flap. The ramp flap is foldable inwardly and has a pair of latch lugs. Each latch lug is arranged to fall into the cutout as the ramp flap is inwardly folded over the pair of retention flaps.

Abstract: A simplified and foldable disposable rubbish box characterized in that a square-shaped upper lid having an opening thereon is provided with folding flaps on the edges of the upper lid, a pair of folding flaps opposing to each other (hereinafter referred to as "the one opposing folding flaps") are so formed that they contact inner walls near the upper opening of a square-bottomed bag while the other pair of folding flaps opposing to each other (hereinafter referred to as "the other opposing folding flaps") are stuck to the inner wall near upper opening of the square-bottomed bag in a manner such that folding lines of the folding flaps are positioned slightly above the open end of the square-bottomed bag.