Combined cabinet with glove box and container for housing medical waste

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a combined cabinet with glove box and container for housing medical waste, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the combined cabinet with glove box and container for housing medical waste;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the combined cabinet with glove box and container for housing medical waste;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the combined cabinet with glove box and container for housing medical waste;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the combined cabinet with glove box and container for housing medical waste;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the combined cabinet with glove box and container for housing medical waste; and,

FIG. 7 is a front view of the combined cabinet with glove box and container for housing medical waste with the cabinet door open, showing the container inside the cabinet.

The broken line showing in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 7 are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D415273
Type: Grant
Filed: May 28, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 12, 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: Doris Clark
Assistant Examiner: I Simmons
Law Firm: Ratner & Prestia
Application Number: 0/88,649
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Destruction Or Disposal Unit (D24/131)
International Classification: 2402;