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Plastic autoclave tray and lid combination

  • US 5,281,400 A
  • Filed: 09/30/1992
  • Issued: 01/25/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A plastic autoclave enclosure for receipt and storage of medical appliances and equipment comprising:

  • a unitary, molded tray including a base panel, four sidewalls and an upper, generally rectangular, peripheral flange including a peripheral down turned lip, said base panel including a first pair of spaced-apart, stiffening and support ribs projecting downwardly from said base panel;

    a unitary, molded lid including a top surface central panel and an outwardly extending, peripheral flange including an outer peripheral down turned lip, the peripheral flange of said lid being sized and shaped to fit down over the peripheral flange and around the peripheral lip of said tray, said central panel including a generally rectangular raised frame having a second pair of spaced-apart, stiffening ribs which are substantially parallel and extend across said frame so as to divide said central panel into three recessed areas, wherein the size and spacing of said first pair of spaced-apart stiffening and support ribs of said base panel cooperate such that the ribs of said base panel fit in one or more of said three recessed areas in said lid;

    wherein the peripheral flange of said tray includes a pair of oppositely disposed tray ends, each of said tray ends defining a keyhold slot and wherein the upper peripheral flange of said lid includes a pair of oppositely disposed lid ends, each of said lid ends including a spring clip and slide latch with an enlarged-head fastener, the secured attachment of said lid to said tray being by way of the receipt of each said enlarged-head fasteners within a corresponding one of said keyhole slots; and

    wherein the flange of said tray includes a plurality of spaced-apart and raised protuberances, the height of the protuberances creating a separation between the lid and tray when the lid is placed on the tray, wherein the protuberances and slide latches are dimensioned so as to force the lid to flex when the slide latches are secured in the keyhole slots.

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