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Sharps container

Granted 11 Feb 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: ENGINEERED PLASTICS COMPANY · originally Stericycle

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Inventors: Brian Foos, Gabriela Perez-Hobrecker, Claudia Alcala-Bressler, Jeff Bentzler +7 · Examiner: Jennifer L Rempfer · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/958,033
filed 16 Aug 2024
Publication
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US D1061883
granted 11 Feb 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a sharps container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines are included for the purpose of showing portions of the sharps container that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/131

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USthis patentUS-D1061883-SS111 Feb 202516 Aug 2024grantedSharps container
USUS-D1067428-SS118 Mar 202517 Aug 2022grantedSharps container
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CACA-218872-SS15 Aug 202431 Jan 2023grantedSharps container
CACA-232719-SS15 Aug 202431 Jan 2023grantedSharps container

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