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A hypodermic needle disposal system includes a portable disposable bottle having a cap assembly movable between an open position permitting used needles to be dropped into the bottle and a closed position locked against reopening. The cap assembly comprises a shim positioned over a bottle opening an

A hypodermic needle disposal system includes a portable disposable bottle having a cap assembly movable between an open position permitting used needles to be dropped into the bottle and a closed position locked against reopening. The cap assembly comprises a shim positioned over a bottle opening and a cap ring secured to the bottle in a position overlying the shim and rotatable between the open and closed positions, wherein the shim and cap ring have passages of predetermined shape formed off-center therein. In the open position, these off-center passages are aligned to permit dropping of used needles into the bottle which is shaped for controlled needle stacking for optimized numerical capacity. In the closed position, the off-center passages are moved out of alignment to close the bottle opening, and locking members on the cap ring and bottle are moved into locked engagement to prevent return cap ring movement toward the open position.

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A disposal system for used hypodermic needles and the like, comprising: a bottle having an upwardly open bottle opening formed therein; a cap assembly mounted on said bottle and including a first member secured against rotation relative to said bottle in a position overlying the bottle opening and h

A disposal system for used hypodermic needles and the like, comprising: a bottle having an upwardly open bottle opening formed therein; a cap assembly mounted on said bottle and including a first member secured against rotation relative to said bottle in a position overlying the bottle opening and having a relatively small first passage formed therein off-center relative to the bottle opening, and a second member overlying said first member and having a relatively small second passage formed therein off-center relative to the bottle opening, said second member being rotatable relative to said bottle and first member for movement from an open position with the first and second passages aligned to permit dropping of needles into the bottle to a closed position, with the second passage moved out of alignment with the first passage to prevent dropping of needles into the bottle; and means cooperating between said second member and said bottle for substantially locking said second member in said closed position against further rotation.