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Sharps/blades disposal container with snap lid

Granted 9 Dec 2025 · no office action yet

Assignee: MIDWEST CAN COMPANY, LLC

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Inventors: Brian Federico, Brian Johnson, Anisa Choksi, Tony Glatz +3 · Examiner: Jennifer L Rempfer · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/973,322
filed 15 Nov 2024
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US D1105424
granted 9 Dec 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 the claimed design for a sharps/blades disposal container with snap lid;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The even length broken lines depict portions of the sharps/blades disposal container with snap lid that form no part of the claimed design. The sharps/blades disposal container with rotary lid is shown with a symbolic break in its length. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

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D24/131

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CACA-218371-SS19 Dec 20246 Jan 2023grantedSharps container with snap lid
CACA-233304-SS19 Dec 20246 Jan 2023grantedSharps container with snap lid

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