Cabinet for housing a medical waste container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the front, right side, and top of a cabinet for housing a medical waste container, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the rear, left side, and bottom of the cabinet for housing a medical waste container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the cabinet for housing a medical waste container shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the cabinet for housing a medical waste container shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the cabinet for housing a medical waste container shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the cabinet for housing a medical waste container shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the cabinet for housing a medical waste container shown in FIGS. 1 and 2; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the cabinet for housing a medical waste container shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

The broken lines in the Figures is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D411008
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 7, 1997
Date of Patent: Jun 15, 1999
Assignee: Graphic Controls Corporation (Buffalo, NY)
Inventors: Rodolfo Gaba (Simi Valley, CA), Michael Griffin (Agua Dulce, CA), Ignaty Gusakov (East Aurora, NY), Ruane S. Jeter (Los Angeles, CA), Gordon H. Marsh (West Hills, CA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: G. Andoll
Law Firm: Ratner & Prestia
Application Number: 0/79,532
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Destruction Or Disposal Unit (D24/131)
International Classification: 2401;