JPH0620724Y2 - Foldable container for disposal of hazardous materials - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention is intended to accommodate dangerous substances such as disposable syringes discarded from medical facilities, for example, and to store them in an amount that can be carried with one hand. , Each container is configured to be handed over to a specialized processing company,
The present invention relates to a foldable container for treating dangerous materials.

(Prior Art) With the remarkable progress of medical technology, the types and amounts of drugs that are commercialized one after another are increasing, while the number of elderly people who frequently receive medical care is increasing. The amount of dangerous medical devices such as disposable syringes and bandages with body fluids contaminated with pathogenic bacteria is also increasing rapidly.

Conventionally, these waste instruments generated from medical institutions have been disposed of in ordinary waste containers with plastic waste bags laid and disposed therein.

Then, the collection company took out the garbage bag full of garbage from the container and carried it to the processing plant.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) Therefore, it was not uncommon for the transport operator to be injured by the tip of the injection needle protruding from the bag while carrying this garbage bag.

At this time, if the pathogen of the patient adheres to the needle, the pathogen may infect the worker.

In addition, there is a possibility that the liquid containing the pathogenic bacteria may leak from the tears in the garbage bag.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to prevent accidents such as injury at the needle tip when a waste disposal operator collects and transports hazardous materials such as disposable needles as described above. Another object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible container for treating dangerous substances, which can be processed without any risk of harmful sewage leaking and can be easily handled and transported.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problem) The folding container for treating dangerous substances according to the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is an injection needle that is discarded in a hospital and is contaminated with pathogenic bacteria. A box-shaped container (trash can) with a handle that can temporarily store dangerous materials such as clothes and pieces of cloth in the room and, when it is full, can be safely transported to the disposal site. Is the side wall forming surfaces 1A to 1D and the paste margin piece 1E which are the side walls of the container.
A main body portion sequentially connected via folds, bottom forming pieces 2A to 2D continuous to the lower edges of the side wall surfaces 1A to 1D via folds, and upper edges of the side wall forming surfaces 1A to 1D. 3A of lid forming pieces which are consecutively provided to each other through a fold line f and provided with a fold line g for folding in half.
To 3D, and the grip piece 5 is provided on one of the pair-enhancing edges of the lid forming pieces 3A to 3D.
A and 5B, and a pair of insertion pieces 6 for closing the lid on the other pair of improving edges
A and 6B are respectively provided in series, and the portions below the fold g of the lid forming pieces 3A to 3D are connected to each other through the perforations 4. When the container is used, the lid forming pieces 3A to 3D are connected. And fold up the upper part of each fold g inward, and at the time of transportation, extend the lid forming pieces 3A to 3D flatly and separate the perforation 4 while separating the fold f.
It was constructed so that it can be folded along with and the lid can be closed.

The folding container includes a rectangular saucer 30 to be installed in the container, an inner wall forming cylinder 20 standing upright in the saucer 30, and a plastic bag 40 covering the saucer 30 and the inner wall forming cylinder 20. And a lid piece 21A, on one of the paired edges of the inner wall forming cylinder 20,
21B is provided, and a T-shaped cut 22 is provided on the other anti-improvement edge.
Is preferably provided to form the bent piece 23 for fixing the lid closed state of the lid pieces 21A and 21B.

(Operation) If the glue allowance 1E of the cutting paperboard A is joined to the side edge of the side wall forming surface 1A, a foldable container with a handle is completed in a flatly folded state.

To use this foldable container, the bottom forming pieces 2A to 2D are bent while the main body 1 is expanded into a rectangular tube shape, and the container with the lid opened is folded up.

In order to assemble the inner wall forming cylinder 20, the saucer 30, and the plastic bag 40 in this foldable container, first, the inner wall forming cylinder 20 is placed on the saucer 30, and then these are housed in the plastic bag 40.

Then, the foldable container has each lid forming piece 1A in an upright state.
If 1D is folded in two along the fold line g inside the container and the plastic bag 40 is pushed into the container, the folded state is fixed and the container is ready for use.

When the inside of the inner wall forming cylinder 20 is filled with the contents, the lid is closed. To do this, first, the lid piece 21 of the inner wall forming cylinder 20 is used.
When A and 21B are closed and the bending pieces 23 are bent inside the container, the lid pieces are fixed in the closed state.

Next, when each of the lid forming pieces 3A to 3D is bent inside the container along the fold line f, each perforation 4 portion is broken. Therefore, first, the lid forming pieces 3A, 3C facing each other are bent upright along the attached grip pieces 5A, 5B and bent along the fold line f, and subsequently, the lid forming pieces 3B, 3D facing each other.
When the attached insert pieces 6A, 6B are bent downward and folded along the fold line f, the insert pieces 6A, 6B are inserted into the cut lines 7 to complete the lid closing, and the handle pieces 5A, 5B Even if the user holds and lifts a heavy container, the lid will not come off.

(Embodiment) An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a waste container for throwing a syringe, a bandage or the like in a hospital will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a cutting board A, which is cut into a predetermined shape and is provided with folds and cuts at predetermined positions, has the shape shown in FIG.

The corrugated board A, which has a rectangular shape as a whole,
The central portion in the longitudinal direction is the main body 1 for forming the side wall of the container, and the side wall forming surface 1 is formed in this part in order from the left side of the drawing.
A, 1B, 1C, 1D and glue margin 1E, folds a, b, c, d
Are serially connected through.

Bottom forming pieces 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D are continuously provided at the lower edges of the side wall forming surfaces 1A to 1D through folds e, respectively.

Further, lid forming pieces 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D are continuously provided at the upper edges of the side wall forming surfaces 1A to 1D via folds f, respectively.

Each of the lid forming pieces 3A to 3D is provided with a fold line g for folding in half in parallel with the fold line f at an intermediate portion thereof. And
Between the lid forming pieces adjacent to each other, a fold line g for folding in two
The upper part is separated from each other and the lower part is connected to each other through the perforations 4. or,
On one of the opposed lid forming pieces 3A and 3C which are opposed to each other in a state where the container is assembled, the handle pieces 5A and 5B are continuously provided at the center of the upper edge thereof through folds h, and the other opposite lid forming piece is formed. Insertion pieces 6A and 6B are connected to 3B and 3D at the center of the upper edge thereof through a fold line i, respectively.

Further, each lid forming piece 3A to 3D has a fold line g for folding in two.
A cut 7 is provided from the middle to the upper edge.
These cuts 7 are formed when the lid forming pieces 3A to 3D are bent at right angles along the fold line f as shown in FIG.
They serve to prevent these lid forming pieces from interfering with each other.

In addition, the uncut portion 7a of the cut 7 is provided in the central portion of the insertion pieces 6A and 6B, and the uncut portion 7a can be peeled off with the perforations provided on both sides thereof as boundaries. .

Next, in FIG. 2, B is a cutting board made of water-resistant paperboard for folding up the inner wall forming cylinder 20 as shown in FIG. 4, and each side wall surface 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D and overlapping piece 20E.
Are sequentially connected via fold lines j, k, l, m.

When the cutting paperboard B is bent into a rectangular tube shape, the lid pieces 21A and 21B are continuously provided to the upper edges of the pair of side wall surfaces 20A and 20C facing each other through the folds n. There is.
In addition, the height of the remaining pair of side wall surfaces 20B and 20D is set to be slightly longer than that of the side wall surfaces 20A and 20C, and an inverted T-shaped cut 22 is provided at the center of the upper edge of each side wall. Folds o are respectively provided from the top to the upper edge of the side wall surface, and the folding piece 23 is provided between the vertical cut of the cut 22 and these two folds o.
Is being formed.

In FIG. 3, C is a cutting board for forming the saucer 30 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and a side wall 31 of the saucer 30 is formed on the periphery of the cutting board C which is made of a water resistant board and has a substantially rectangular shape. A fold line p to be provided is provided, and three fold lines q from each intersection of these four line fold lines p toward each corner of the cutting board C.
Are provided radially to form a bent portion that holds each side wall 31 in an upright state.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, 40 is a plastic bag, which is a saucer 30.
The outer wall forming cylinder 20 placed inside is wrapped with the saucer 30.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.

First, the main body 1 of the cutting paperboard A is folded in two along the fold line b, and the glue margin 1E is glued to the side edge of the side wall forming surface 1A.

Next, the main body 1 made into the rectangular tube shape is changed to the crease a,
A bottom forming piece 2 that is folded in half along c and has an inverted trapezoidal shape.
The left side (in the figure) of each of B and 2D is connected to the bottom forming pieces 2A and 2D.
A foldable container is completed by gluing each other on C in a state of being overlapped with the two-dot broken line mark on each right side portion and connecting the bottom forming pieces 2A, 2B and 2C, 2D respectively.

In this state, if the fold line e has a crease toward the inside of the container, when the main body 1 is expanded into a rectangular tube shape, each bottom forming piece 2
A to 2D are naturally bent to form a bottom. When the main body 1 is folded, the bottom is also naturally folded.

When using this foldable container, the state shown in FIG. 4 is used.

That is, the main body portion 1 is assembled into a rectangular cylinder with a bottom as described above, and the lid forming pieces 3A to 3A placed on the erected stand.
Fold each D inward along the fold line g toward the inside of the container.

In this state, the plastic bag 40 is fitted into the container, and the saucer 30 made by bending the cutting board C as described above is dropped into the bag.

Subsequently, the inner wall forming cylinder 20 in which the cutting paperboard B is bent and assembled into a rectangular tube shape is set in the tray 30. However, the tray 30 and the inner wall forming cylinder 20 may be housed in the plastic bag 40 and then pushed into the container.

By doing so, the folded state of the lid forming pieces 3A to 3D is fixed. Then, the upper portion of the plastic bag 40 protruding from the upper edge of the inner wall forming cylinder 20 is bent to the inside or the outside of the container so as not to get in the way, so that the container is ready for use.

Therefore, when this container is used and the inside of the container is filled with waste, the lid pieces 21A and 21B of the inner wall forming cylinder 20 are closed and the bent piece 23 is moved along the fold line o as shown in FIG. When bent toward the inside of the container, this bent piece causes the lids 21A, 2
1B is pressed and the closed state of the lid is fixed.

Then, the top of the plastic bag 40 is bent to cover the lid piece 2
The lid forming pieces 3A to 3D, which are folded on top of each other and overlapped on 1A and 21B, are once stretched upward, and this time, the lid forming pieces 3A to 3D are placed inside the container along the fold line f. When a bending force is applied, each perforation 4 is broken by this force.

Therefore, first, one of the facing lid forming pieces 3A and 3C is bent upright with the attached handle pieces 5A and 5C, and the lids are closed. Next, the other opposing lid forming pieces 3B, 3D are bent along the fold line f by bending the attached inserting piece 6 downward, and the inserting pieces 6A, 6B are connected to the lid forming pieces 3A, 3C. When you insert it toward the cut 7, the uncut portion 7a will become the handle piece 5.
It can be peeled off by hitting A and 5B, and can be completely inserted into the cut 7 as shown on the right side of FIG.

In this state, the lid forming piece 3A provided with the handle pieces 5A, 5B,
Since 3C is pressed against the lid forming pieces 3B and 3D, even if the handle pieces 5A and 5B are gripped and a heavy container is lifted, there is no risk of the lid coming off.

As described above, according to the above configuration, the container with the handle can be assembled by an extremely simple operation, and the lid of the container can be closed easily and quickly.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the folding container for treating dangerous materials according to the present invention has various excellent effects as listed below.

a) By attaching a handle to the lid and adopting a new lid closing structure, it is convenient to transport the container and
Lifting a heavy container eliminates the risk of the lid coming off.

b) Of course, the operation of closing the lid firmly as described above can be performed easily and quickly.

c) By adopting a new multi-layer structure on the container wall, for example, the needle of a syringe that may be discarded from a hospital and becomes a source of infection of pathogens may cause sewage to protrude outside the container, or sewage outside the container. Completely eliminates the risk of leakage.

d) Since it has a double lid closure structure inside and outside, even if the lid is torn and flipped over while handling a paper container full of dust, for example, when lifting a box that is weak in strength due to rain. There is no danger of scattering extremely dangerous debris that may cause the transmission of pathogenic bacteria.

e) The appearance when used is refreshing, so it is not uncomfortable to put in the room.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a development view of a cutting paperboard which constitutes a folding container, FIG. 2 is a development view of a cutting paperboard which constitutes an inner wall forming cylinder, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a usage state of the container, FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a state where the lid is being closed, and FIG. Code table 1 ... Main body, 1E ... Glue margin 1A to 1D ... Side wall forming surface 2a to 2d ... Engaging piece 2A to 2D ... Bottom forming piece 3A to 3D ... Lid forming piece 4 ... Perforation 5A, 5B ... Handle piece 6A, 6B ... Insertion piece, 7 ... Cut 7a ... Uncut portion 20 ... Inner wall forming cylinder, 20A-20D ... Side wall surface 20E ... Polymerization piece, 21A, 21B ... Lid piece 22 ... Cut, 23 ... Bend piece 30 ... Receiving tray, 31 ... Side wall 40 ... Plastic bag A ... Cutting board forming container B ... Cutting board forming inner wall forming cylinder C ... Cutting board forming a saucer aq ... Folds

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A box with a handle for temporarily storing dangerous substances such as needles and pieces of cloth contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, which are discarded at hospitals, and can be safely transported to the disposal site when full. The cutting board A, which is a container and is a material of the container, includes side wall forming surfaces 1A to 1D and a paste margin piece 1E which are the side walls of the container.
A main body portion sequentially connected via folds, bottom forming pieces 2A to 2D continuous to the lower edges of the side wall surfaces 1A to 1D via folds, and upper edges of the side wall forming surfaces 1A to 1D. And a lid forming piece 3A to 3D provided with a fold line g for folding inwardly when the container is used, and one of the lid forming pieces 3A to 3D. Handle piece 5 on the opposite edge
A and 5B, and a pair of insertion pieces 6 for closing the lid on the other pair of improving edges
A and 6B are respectively provided in series, and the portions below the fold line g of the lid forming pieces 3A to 3D are connected to each other through perforations 4 for cutting off when the lid is closed. A foldable container for handling hazardous materials. 2. The folding container has a rectangular saucer 30 to be installed in the container, an inner wall forming cylinder 20 standing upright in the saucer 30, and a plastic covering the saucer 30 and the inner wall forming cylinder 20. A bag 40 is attached, and a lid piece 21A is provided on one of the paired edges of the inner wall forming cylinder 20.
21B is provided, and a T-shaped cut 22 is provided on the other anti-improvement edge.
The folding container for treating hazardous materials according to claim 1, characterized in that a folding piece (23) for fixing the lid closed state of the lid pieces (21A, 21B) is formed.