| CPC A61B 50/362 (2016.02) [B29C 45/7312 (2013.01); B29K 2511/14 (2013.01); B29K 2905/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/565 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
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1. A clinical waste container (100) being associated, in an upright operating orientation of the clinical waste container (100), with an upwards axial direction (A), an outwards radial direction (R) and an angular direction (V), the clinical waste container (100) comprising:
a lower basket part (110), having an upper basket opening (111);
an upper lid part (120), arranged to be fastened to said basket part (110) so as to cover said basket opening (111), the lid part (120) comprising a cylindrical part (121) having an upper lid opening (122) arranged to receive clinical waste through said lid opening (122) into said basket part (110); and
a lid cap part (130), arranged to be fastened to said lid part (120) so as to cover said lid opening (122), the lid cap part (130) comprising a cylindrical part (131) having a closed upper end (132) and an inner dimension being larger than an outer dimension of said cylindrical part (121) of the lid part (120), the cylindrical part (131) of the lid cap part (130) being arranged to be slid onto the cylindrical part (121) of the lid part (120) so that the lid cap part (130) as a result covers the lid opening (122),
wherein the cylindrical part (131) of the lid cap part (130) comprises inner snap-lock means (133) arranged to engage with outer snap-lock means (123) arranged on the cylindrical part (121) of the lid part (120) so as to fasten the lid cap part (130) on the lid part (120) by the material of at least the lid cap part (130) deforming elastically into a snap-fit lock,
wherein:
the inner snap-lock means (133) comprises upper (133a) and lower (133b) axially (A), offset but parallel, elongated protrusions, running in the angular direction (V) in relation to the lid cap part (130),
the outer snap-lock means (123) comprises upper (123a) and lower (133b), axially (A) offset but parallel, elongated recesses (123a, 123b), running in the angular direction (V) in relation to the lid part (120) and being arranged to, by at least the material of the lid cap part (130) elastically deforming, engage with said protrusions (133a, 133b) by said protrusions (133a, 133b) protruding into said recess (123a, 123b) along a respective angular (V) extension of said protrusions (133a, 133b) and said recess (123a, 123b), respectively, so as to form a first snap-fit lock, in turn fastening the lid cap part (130) to the lid part (120),
said upper one (133a) of said protrusions is arranged to protrude radially (R) inwards at least 0.05 mm less from said inner surface of the lid cap part (130) as compared to said lower one (133a) of said protrusions,
the lid cap part (130) is arranged to be pressed down onto the lid part (120) so that an upper one (123a) of said recesses engages with a lower one (133b) of said protrusions so as to form a snap-fit lock removably sealing the clinical waste container (100) to the lid cap part (130) in an upper position,
the lid cap part (130) is further arranged be pressed, from said upper position, further down onto to the lid part (120) to a lower position, in which an upper one (123a) of said recesses engages with an upper one (133a) of said protrusions and in which a lower one (123b) of said recesses engages with a lower one (133b) of said protrusions so as to form a snap-fit lock permanently sealing the clinical waste container (100) to the lid cap part (130), and
the lid part (120) and the lid cap part (130) are made from a plastic material comprising at least 30% by volume wooden fibers.
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