Sharps container

- Sherwood Services AG
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Description

FIG. 1 is front view of a sharps container.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1.

The features indicated in the figures in broken lines form no part of the claimed design. The left side view of the sharps container (not shown) is a mirror image of the right side view illustrated in FIG. 2.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sharps container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D478664
Type: Grant
Filed: May 17, 2002
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 2003
Assignee: Sherwood Services AG (Schaffhausen)
Inventors: Donna L. Moats (Arlington Heights, IL), John C. Japuntich (Woodstock, IL), Robert J. Panek, Jr. (McHenry, IL), Kenneth F. Gabrys (Algonquin, IL), James A. Arendt (Elk Grove Village, IL), Ronald T. Klein (Island Lake, IL), Jack Salzman (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: RatnerPrestia
Application Number: 29/161,005
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Destruction Or Disposal Unit (D24/131)
International Classification: 2402;