Sharp medical instrument disposable container

- Sherwood Medical Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a sharp medical instrument disposable container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the container with the cover removed;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the container of FIG. 8, with the cover removed;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of the container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the container of FIG. 15 with the cover removed;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view of the upper cover portion of the container shown in the first, second and third embodiments;

FIG. 23 is a top plan view of the upper cover portion of FIG. 22 but with a cap shifted from a carrier position to a position closing the entrance to the container;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view of the cap of FIG. 22 by itself; and

FIG. 25 is a top plan view of the upper cover portion of the container without the cap of FIG. 24.

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Other references
  • SharpsGard 1000.TM. Brochure-Winfield Corp., San Diego, Calif.
Patent History
Patent number: D302291
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 13, 1986
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 1989
Assignee: Sherwood Medical Company (St. Louis, MO)
Inventors: Thomas W. Heubel (Chesterfield, MO), Rodney L. Laible (Omaha, NE), Daniel R. Brown (Omaha, NE)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Attorneys: Stanley N. Garber, Andrew J. Beck, Charles Smith, Jr.
Application Number: 6/896,355
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/8; D24/56