Container for collecting and transporting special waste

Abstract

A container for collecting and transporting special waste, such as hospital waste and diagnostic samples, is provided with an outer box of cardboard, an inner box of cardboard, which can be placed in the outer box, and a plastic bag positioned between the outer box and the inner box. The outer box and the inner box each have a closed bottom and an open upper side. A cover can be pressed onto the container in a closure position for closing the container. The plastic bag is folded outwards or inwards over the upper edge of the outer box or the inner box and lies against the upper part of the wall of the outer box or the inner box. The cover has a peripheral edge, which encloses the upper part of the outer wall of the outer box in the closure position. An adhesive strip is provided on the inner side of said peripheral edge, in which the upper edges of the outer box and the inner box are accommodated when the cover is pressed on the container in the closure position.

1 . A container for collecting and transporting special waste, such as hospital waste and diagnostic samples, which container comprises an outer box of cardboard, an inner box of cardboard, which can be placed in the outer box, a plastic bag positioned between the outer box and the inner box, which outer box and inner box each have a closed bottom and an open upper side, and a cover that can be pressed onto the container in a closure position for closing the container, wherein the plastic bag is folded outwards or inwards over the upper edge of the outer box or the inner box and lies against the upper part of the wall of the outer box or the inner box, with the cover having a peripheral edge, which encloses the upper part of the outer wall of the outer box in the closure position and which is provided with an adhesive strip on the inner side, in which the upper edges of the outer box and the inner box are accommodated when the cover is pressed on the container in the closure position. 
   
   
       2 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer box and the inner box and the cover are made of a water-resistant, solid cardboard, preferably with a coating of polyethylene. 
   
   
       3 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover is provided with a channel on the inner side of the peripheral edge, the outer side of which channel is bounded by the peripheral edge and the inner side is bounded by an inner edge, in which channel the adhesive strip is present. 
   
   
       4 . A container according to  claim 3 , wherein the inner edge of the channel is configured as a guide edge for the upper edge of the inner box. 
   
   
       5 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover is provided with a cover edge joining the peripheral edge, which covers the adhesive strip, which cover edge is movable between a supported position, in which the cover can be placed on the upper edge of the outer box in such a manner as to be removable therefrom, and an operative position, in which the cover can be pressed onto the container in the closure position. 
   
   
       6 . A container according to  claim 5 , wherein the cover edge is in one piece with the peripheral edge, wherein the cover edge is aligned with the peripheral edge in the operative position and extends between the peripheral edge and the inner side of the cover in the supported position. 
   
   
       7 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer box is provided with a handle opening in at least two opposite side walls and with a top flap that lies against the inner side of the outer wall, thereby covering the handle opening. 
   
   
       8 . A container according to  claim 7 , wherein the cover and the outer box are provided with interacting connecting means which can be interconnected in the closure position of the cover. 
   
   
       9 . A container according to  claim 8 , wherein the handle openings form the connecting means of the outer box and wherein the peripheral edge or the cover edge of the cover is provided with connecting lips which can be accommodated in the handle openings in the closure position. 
   
   
       10 . A container according to  claim 9 , wherein all four side walls of the outer box are provided with a handle opening and a top flap, which top flaps are folded inwards, thereby covering the associated handle opening, wherein the peripheral edge or the cover edge of the cover is provided with a connecting lip for each handle opening, which connecting lip can be accommodated in the associated handle opening in the closure position. 
   
   
       11 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner box is provided with top flaps that lie against the inner side of the outer wall. 
   
   
       12 . A container according  claim 1 , wherein the upper part of the plastic bag abuts tightly against the wall of the outer box or the inner box, whilst the remaining part of the plastic bag is contained between the outer box and the inner box with some play. 
   
   
       13 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein a second plastic bag is present between the outer box and the inner box, wherein the first plastic bag is folded inwards over the upper edge of the inner box and wherein the second plastic bag is folded down outwards over the upper edge of the outer box. 
   
   
       14 . A container according to  claim 1 , comprising at least one second inner box and a second plastic bag which is folded over the upper edge of the first or the second inner box and which abuts tightly against the upper part of the wall of said inner box. 
   
   
       15 . A container according to  claim 1 , comprising an inner container of plastic material provided with a cover of plastic material. 
   
   
       16 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein at least the folded part of the plastic bag tightly encloses the upper edge and the upper part of the wall of the outer box or the inner box. 
   
   
       17 . A container for collecting and transporting special waste, such as hospital waste and diagnostic samples, which container is provided with an outer box, an inner box, which can be placed in the outer box, and a cover that can be pressed onto the container in a closure position for closing the container, wherein at least one locking opening is provided in two or more side walls of the outer box, which locking opening is closed at the inner side by a box part of the container, wherein the cover bears a locking lip at the location of each locking opening, which locking lip can be pushed into the locking opening between the box part and the side wall of the outer box. 
   
   
       18 . A method for manufacturing a container for collecting and transporting special waste, such as hospital waste and diagnostic samples, wherein an inner box of a water resistant, solid cardboard having a closed bottom and upright side walls is placed into a plastic bag and the inner box with the plastic bag is placed into an outer box of a water resistant, solid cardboard having a closed bottom and upright side walls, wherein the plastic bag is folded down outwards or inwards over the upper edge of the outer box or the inner box and wherein at least the folded part of the plastic bag is pulled tightly around the upper part of the outer wall of the outer box. 
   
   
       19 . A method according to  claim 18 , wherein the inner box is provided with top flaps and the plastic bag also encloses the upright top flaps, wherein the part of the plastic bag that encloses the top flaps is pulled around the top flaps of the inner box, after which the top flaps are folded inwards against the inner side of the wall of the inner box together with the abutting part of the plastic bag. 
   
   
       20 . A method according to  claim 18 , wherein the plastic bag comprises a shrink foil and wherein the shrink foil is pulled tightly around the inner box and the outer box by using a heat treatment.