JPH04824Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Field of industrial use) This invention is designed to collect dangerous materials such as disposable syringes discarded from medical facilities, once they accumulate in an amount that can be carried by hand. This invention relates to collapsible containers for the disposal of hazardous materials, which are constructed so that each container can be handed over to a specialized disposal company.

(Prior art) With the remarkable progress of medical technology, the types and quantities of pharmaceuticals being commercialized one after another continue to increase, and at the same time, the number of elderly people who frequently receive medical care is also increasing, so for example, The amount of dangerous used medical equipment, such as disposable syringes and bandages stained with germs and blood, is also rapidly increasing.

Traditionally, such discarded equipment from medical institutions has been disposed of in plastic garbage bags placed inside ordinary garbage containers.

The collection companies then removed the garbage bags full of garbage from the containers and transported them to the disposal site.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) As a result, while transporting the garbage bags, transport workers were often injured by the sharp ends of the needles protruding from the bags.

If pathogenic bacteria from the patient is attached to the needle at that time, there is a risk that the pathogenic bacteria may infect the worker.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to safely prevent accidents such as injury from needle tips when waste treatment companies collect and transport hazardous materials such as disposable syringe needles as described above. To provide a collapsible container for disposal of hazardous materials, etc., which can be disposed of in a number of ways.

[Structure of the invention] (Means for solving the problem) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a foldable container for disposal of hazardous materials, etc., in which cut paperboard 1 cut into a predetermined shape is placed in a predetermined location. By bending along the provided creases a to o, a container is assembled in which the container body A and the lid B are integrally connected via the hinge-forming crease f. , The lid B is provided with hem pieces 5, 5B that are overlapped on the outside or inside of the mouth edge of the container body A, and are integrally provided through the folds g, h, m, and are opposite to the fold f. A slit 7 is provided in a part along the upper edge of the hem piece 5B, and the slit 7 is provided at the mouth edge of the container body A.
An insertion piece 9 to be inserted into the slit 7 is provided in a continuous manner at a location facing the slit 7 via a fold line n,
Two cuts 10, 10 are provided extending downward from both ends of the insertion piece 9 and have a length corresponding to the height dimension of the hem piece 5, and the portion between these cuts 10 and the insertion piece 9 are connected to each other. A lid hooking member 11 is formed with the fitting piece 9, and the opening edge of the container body A is provided with a lid to avoid interference with the skirt piece 5B superimposed on the inside of the opening edge.
The configuration is such that vertical notches 12 and 13 are provided.

The rectangular lid B has the following steps: the hem piece on which the slit 7 is provided is formed into a bifold double hem piece 5B, and an engaging protrusion 6 is provided on the inner side of the double hem piece 5B. A rectangular lid backing plate C is separately provided which runs along substantially the entire back surface of the lid B, and an engaging recess is provided on one side of the lid backing plate C to fit into the engaging protrusion 6 of the double hem piece 5B. 15, and through holes 8, 8 and 1 for one set are provided in the lid B and the lid backing plate C, which pass through the lid B and the lid back plate C when they are stacked.
6 and 16 are provided at a predetermined interval, and both ends of the container suspension band D are preferably fitted into the through holes for one set.

(Function) Lid hanging member 11 provided at the mouth edge of the container body A
is pushed out to the outside of the container peripheral wall, cover the container main body A with the lid B, and then attach the lid hooking member 11 to the double hem piece 5B of the lid B and the insertion piece 9 on the top thereof. By inserting the lid B into the slit 7 provided along the upper edge of the hem piece, the lid B is securely latched onto the container body A.

To attach the container suspension band D to the lid B, attach the lid B.
Attach the lid backing board C to the back side of the
is engaged with the engagement recess 15 provided in the double hem piece 5B to fix the folded state, and the container hanger is inserted into the through-holes 8 and 16 for one pair that pass through the lid B and the lid backing plate C. It is sufficient to insert and fit both ends of the lower band D.

In this state, when the container suspension band D is grasped and lifted by hand, the double hem piece 5B connected to the side opposite to the side where the lid B is connected to the container main body A will automatically move due to the weight of the container. The double hem piece 5B tries to spread outward from the container, but the vertical notches 12,1
3 and superimposed on the inside of the mouth edge of the container body A, this expansion is prevented and the insertion piece 9 is prevented from slipping out from the slit 7.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the foldable container of the present invention has a general structure including a rectangular parallelepiped container body A and a hinge-forming fold f connected to the mouth edge of the container body A. A lid B is provided, and a lid backing plate C having approximately the same planar dimensions as the lid B and is attached to the back surface of the lid B.
, a lid latching member 11 for latching the lid B to the mouth edge of the container body A, and through-holes 8 and 16 (second and third The main component is a flexible synthetic resin container suspension band D whose both ends are inserted and fitted into the container (see figure).

The size of the container in this example is approximately 44cm in height.
It is approximately 30cm square.

This foldable container is made by cutting cardboard into the shape shown in Figure 2, and making creases a at predetermined places.
By sequentially folding each fold of the cut paperboard 1 provided with .about.o and combining them, it is assembled so as to be foldable.

On the central rectangular part of the cut paperboard 1, glue strips 2 are connected to the left end (in Fig. 1) through a fold a, and are spaced at a predetermined interval from the fold a to the right. Three vertical folds b, c, and d are provided, and each side wall surface 1 of the container body A is formed between each of these vertical folds.
A, 1B, 1C, and 1D.

Further, below each of the side wall surfaces 1A to 1D, bottom forming pieces 3 each having an inverted trapezoid shape are successively provided via horizontal folds e. The slope angle of one hypotenuse of this inverted trapezoid is 45
degree, and the other hypotenuse is an acute angle close to 90 degrees.

A portion for forming a lid B is connected to the upper edge of the side wall surface 1B via a horizontal fold f. This lid forming part has a hem piece 5 that overlaps the outside of the mouth edge of the container body A on the left and right side edges of the lid surface 4 with an area sufficient to cover the upper opening of the container body A, and a vertical fold g,
They are connected to each other via h. At the upper ends of both hem pieces 5, the insertion pieces 5A for lid assembly are placed at horizontal folds i and j.
They are connected to each other via. In this case, the width (height) dimension of the hem piece 5 is approximately 8 cm.

There are two adjacent horizontal folds k on the upper edge of the lid surface 4.
A double hem piece 5B which can be folded in half towards the inside of the container via the horizontal fold line m is provided in succession. This double hem piece 5B has an upper portion slightly wider in width than a lower portion from the horizontal fold k, and has engaging protrusions 6 at two consecutive locations on the upper edge.

Further, a slit 7 of a predetermined width, approximately 10 cm in width in this case, is provided at the center of the lower portion of the horizontal fold k along the horizontal fold m.

Furthermore, in the center of the lid surface 4, approximately 16 mm x 8 squares are placed at two locations separated by a predetermined interval, in this case approximately 9 cm.
A mm square through hole 8 is bored.

On the other hand, at the center of the upper edge of the side wall surface 1D, at a position facing the slit 7 when the container is assembled,
The insertion pieces 9 into which the slits 7 are inserted are connected to each other via horizontal folds n. And side wall surface 1D
A cut 10 of about 8 cm in length extending downward from both ends of the insertion piece 9 is provided on the edge of the opening, and a transverse crease o connecting the lower ends of both cuts 10, 10 is provided. The upper part of this horizontal crease o is
This serves as a lid latching member 11 that is latched to the container body A. Reference numeral 7a designates a notch for a finger which is useful when removing the insertion piece 9 once inserted into the slit 7.

Further, vertical notches 12 and 13 are provided at the left end of the upper edge of the side wall surface 1A and at the right end of the upper edge of the side wall surface 1C, into which the double hem piece 5B is inserted.

On the other hand, the lid backing board C made of cardboard has a size that allows it to be fitted from the back side of the lid B and come into contact with the entire back surface. , a notch 14 is provided to avoid interference with the insertion piece 9, and the engaging protrusion 6 is provided on both sides of the upper edge of this notch 14.
Engagement recesses 15, 15 for engagement are provided.

Furthermore, a pair of through holes 16, 16 of the same size as these holes are provided in the center of the lid back plate C at positions facing the through holes 8, 8 provided in the lid surface 4.

In addition, since the lid back punching board C can utilize the cutting loss portion that occurs when cutting the cut paperboard 1 from the corrugated base paper (see FIG. 2), the waste of the base paper can be reduced accordingly.

Next, in FIGS. 4 to 7 showing the state of use of the foldable container of the present invention with the lid closed, 17 is
The plastic bag has a size corresponding to the internal volume of the container body A, and is fitted inside the container body A in an expanded state before use of the foldable container. Reference numeral 18 denotes a liquid receiving tray that is dropped into the plastic bag 17 and receives the liquid contained in the waste, and is formed by folding up the peripheral edges of rectangular water-resistant paperboard diagonally upward to form a dish shape that expands upward. , the overlapping portions at the four corners are folded over the side wall surface and stapled together.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a prismatic inner-wall cylinder that is placed on top of the liquid receiving tray 18 to replenish the foldable container, and the three folds, which are provided at a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction of the rectangular water-resistant paperboard, are arranged at right angles to each other. It is formed so that it can be folded into a flat shape (see Figure 1).

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

If each of the folds a to o of the cut paperboard 1 is given a crease in advance and the adhesive strip 2 of the side wall surface 1A is attached to the right edge of the side wall surface 1D, the folded state can be made. The ceremony container is completed.

To assemble this into a box-shaped container, first expand each side wall surface 1A to 1B into a rectangular tube shape, then fold each bottom forming piece 3 inward and overlap each other in a pinwheel shape. Possible container body A
is assembled.

Next, fold the double hem piece 5B in half along the crease k, then fold the hem pieces 5 on both sides, and insert the insertion piece 5A for assembly, which is connected to this hem piece 5, into the double hem piece 5. The lid B is assembled by inserting it into both ends of the hem piece 5B.

Next, the lid backing plate C is fitted into the back side of the lid B, and its engaging recess 15 is engaged with the engaging protrusion 6 of the double hem piece 5B, and in this state, the holes of the lid B that have passed through each other are inserted. The container suspension band D is attached to the lid B by inserting the T-shaped hooks t provided at both ends of the container suspension band D through the hole 8 and the through hole 16 of the lid backing plate C. At the same time, the lid B is reinforced by the lid backing plate C.

Therefore, even if the contents of the foldable container are quite heavy, there is no possibility that the lid B will be damaged when the container is lifted.

Inside the foldable container assembled in this way, there is a fourth
As shown in the figure, the plastic bag 17 is placed, the liquid receiving tray 18 is dropped in, and the inner wall tube 19 is fitted. At this time, the inner wall tube 19 is folded halfway as shown in FIG. 17 and can be easily placed in the liquid receiving tray 18.

In addition, the side wall surface of the liquid receiving tray 18 is expanded upward, making it easy to place the inner wall tube 19 and making it easier to store and store it.
They can be stacked to avoid bulk during transportation.

When the inside of the plastic bag 17 becomes full of waste, close the lid B, hang it on the container body A, and put your hand on the container hanging band D so that you can carry it.
To do this, before closing lid B,
1 to the outside of the side wall of the container as shown in Figure 1.

Then, the lid B is attached to a vertical notch 12, in which both ends of the double hem piece 5B are provided at the mouth edge of the container body A, respectively.
13, that is, this double hem piece 5B is attached to the inner surface of the side wall surface 1D of the container body.
Close it in the polymerized state as shown in the figure.

After that, by inserting the fitting piece 9 into the slit 7 while pressing the lid retaining member 11 against the outer surface of the double hem piece 5B of the lid B, the lid B is securely fixed to the container body A. be done.

In this state, when the container suspension band D is grasped and lifted by hand, the double hem piece 5B connected to the side opposite to the side where the lid B is connected to the container body A will be moved by the weight of the container. It naturally tries to spread outward from the container.

However, since this double hem piece 5B is in contact with the inner surface of the side wall surface 1D of the container body A as described above, this expansion is prevented, and therefore the insertion piece 9 is removed from the slit 7. Prevented from escaping.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention, and the difference from the above embodiment is that the side wall surface 1A and the side wall surface 1D
As a means for connecting the both ends of the holder, a double lock type releasable engaging part consisting of a combination of an engaging piece and an engaging slit is provided in this part without using glue.

That is, the first hooking piece 2 is attached to the side edge of the side wall surface 1D.
0 are consecutively provided via a vertical fold p, and a slit 21 is provided in the middle along this fold p.

On the other hand, a connecting piece 22 connected to the side edge of the side wall surface 1A via a fold line q is provided with a slit 23 along the fold line q into which the engaging piece 20 is inserted.

Then, the connecting piece 22 is inserted with this slit 23 in between.
Two cuts 24, 24 are provided horizontally at an interval narrower than the length of this slit 23 so as to straddle the side wall surface 1A.
The ends of 4 and 24 on the connecting portion 22 side are communicated through a cut 25, and the ends on the side wall surface 1A side are connected at a vertical fold r.

As a result, the second hooking piece 26 is formed in the area surrounded by the cuts 24, 24, and 25 as shown in the figure, and the hooking portion 26A is inserted into the slit 21 provided in the first hooking piece 20. It looks like it's going to fit in.

According to the structure of this embodiment, a gluing process is not required to make a foldable container, and the container can be stored by being folded in a flatter state than in the above embodiment.

Note that the use of the foldable container according to the present invention is, of course, not limited to the treatment of waste from medical institutions, but can be used for various other purposes.

[Effects of the invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the foldable container for disposing of hazardous materials according to the present invention has the following advantages: A lid integrally provided on a container body through a crease can be easily and reliably latched and fixed.

Then, the container suspension band is attached to the lid by fitting both ends of the container suspension band so that it straddles a pair of through holes that pass through the lid and the lid backing plate that are directed to the back of the lid. In addition, the strength of the lid is increased, and there is no fear that the lid will be destroyed by the weight of the container while the container is being carried by gripping the hanging band.

Furthermore, when the container is lifted, the hem piece of the lid expands outward due to its own weight, and even if a force is applied to remove the lid latching member, a part of the hem piece will not touch the inner surface of the mouth edge of the container body. Since it is polymerized, this expansion is prevented and the risk of the lid coming off is eliminated.

Moreover, this lid backing plate also serves to fix the folded and assembled state of the double hem piece of the lid so that it does not collapse.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 1 is a perspective view of the container in use with the lid open, and Figure 2 is an exploded view of the foldable container before assembly. ,
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the lid, Figs. 4 and 5 are plan and front views showing the lid in a closed state, and Figs. 6 and 7 are lines X-X and Y- It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view along the Y line. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of essential parts showing the assembly structure of another embodiment of the present invention. Code list, A... Container body, B... Lid, C... Lid backing board, D... Container hanging band, 1 Cut paperboard, 1
A to 1D...Side wall surface, 2...Glue allowance piece, 3...Bottom forming piece, 4...Lid surface, 5...Hem piece, 5A...Insertion piece for assembly, 5B...Double hem piece , 6... engaging protrusion,
7, 21, 23... slit, 8, 16... through hole, 9... fitting piece, 10, 24, 25... cut, 11... lid hanging member, 12, 13... vertical notch, 14...notch, 15...engaging recess, 17...
Plastic bag, 18... Liquid saucer, 19... Inner wall tube, 20... First hooking piece, 22... Connecting piece, 2
6... Second hooking piece, 26A... Hooking portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) By folding cut paperboard 1 cut into a predetermined shape along creases a to o provided at predetermined locations, the container body A and the lid B are formed to form a hinge. The lid B has a hem piece 5 that overlaps the outside or inside of the mouth edge of the container body A. . At the edge of the opening, a fitting piece 9 to be inserted into the slit 7 is provided in a continuous manner at a location facing the slit 7 via a fold line n, and downward from both ends of the fitting piece 9. Extended,
2 having a length corresponding to the height dimension of the hem piece 5
Cuts 10 and 10 are provided in the strips, and the portion between the cuts 10 and 10 and the insertion piece 9
A lid hooking member 11 is formed by the container body A, and vertical notches 12 and 13 are provided at the rim of the container body A to avoid interference with the hem piece 5B superimposed on the inside of the rim. A foldable container for disposing of hazardous materials, etc., which is characterized by: (2) The rectangular lid B has the hem piece provided with the slit 7 formed into a double hem piece 5 that is folded in half.
B, a hooking protrusion 6 is provided on the inner side of the double hem piece 5B, and a rectangular lid backing plate C is provided separately that runs along substantially the entire back surface of the lid B, and the lid backing plate C is provided separately. A hooking recess 15 is provided on one side of the plate C to fit into the hooking protrusion 6 of the double hem piece 5B, and the lid B and the lid backing plate C are provided with a pair of hooks that pass through the lid B and the lid backing plate C in a stacked state. Through holes 8, 8 and 1
6 and 16 are provided at a predetermined interval, and both ends of the container suspension band D are fitted and latched into the through holes for one set of these.
Foldable container for disposal of hazardous materials as described in Section 1. (3) A liquid receiving tray 18, which is formed by bending the periphery of a rectangular water-resistant paperboard upward, has side walls that expand upward, and is placed on the inner bottom surface of the container body A, and the paperboard. An inner wall cylinder 19 is formed into a rectangular cylinder shape that can be bent and folded, and is placed on the liquid receiving tray 18.
3. A collapsible container for disposal of dangerous substances, etc. according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: