A cassette support portion (706) is provided for supporting a cassette (701) containing film (702) on a support (704) for rotation in a waste storage device. The cassette support portion (706) includes a support contacting portion (740) and a cassette contacting portion (742) angled inwardly therefr
A cassette support portion (706) is provided for supporting a cassette (701) containing film (702) on a support (704) for rotation in a waste storage device. The cassette support portion (706) includes a support contacting portion (740) and a cassette contacting portion (742) angled inwardly therefrom. There is further provided a cassette support (704) including said cassette support portion (706), a cassette (701) mounted on said cassette support portion (706) and a waste storage device including said cassette support (704) and support portion (706).
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1. A waste storage system comprising: a container having a top, a bottom, a container wall and a rotate ring, wherein the top and the bottom are connected together by the container wall and the rotate ring rotatably engages the top and extends inside the wall of the container;the rotate ring of the
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A waste storage system comprising: a container having a top, a bottom, a container wall and a rotate ring, wherein the top and the bottom are connected together by the container wall and the rotate ring rotatably engages the top and extends inside the wall of the container;the rotate ring of the container having an annular wall with a first wall end and a second wall end and a cassette support portion, the cassette support portion having a first support end and a second support end wherein the first wall end of the annular wall rotatably engages with the top of the container, the second wall end of the annular wall rotatably engages the first support end of the cassette support portion and the cassette support portion extends inwardly from the wall of the container and downwardly from the top of the container such that the cassette support portion forms a frusto conical ring;a cassette having three surfaces including an inner wall, an outer wall, and an annular base, wherein the inner wall and the outer wall extend upward from the annular base; andwherein the cassette support portion of the container engages at least one of the three surfaces of the cassette such that the rotate ring of the container and the cassette rotate together when the rotate ring is rotated with respect to the container wall. 2. The waste storage system of claim 1 wherein the cassette support portion further comprises a resilient gripping material composed of a material soft enough to grip at least one of the three surfaces of the cassette such that the rotate ring of the container and the cassette rotate together when the rotate ring is rotated with respect to the container wall. 3. The waste storage system of claim 2 wherein the resilient gripping material is composed of an elastomer. 4. The waste storage system of claim 1 wherein the annular wall of the rotate ring is integrally moulded with the cassette support portion of the rotate ring. 5. The waste storage system of claim 1wherein the annular wall of the rotate ring further comprises a flange at the second wall end extending inwardly from the wall of the container and at least one projection extending towards the top of the container;wherein the cassette support portion of the rotate ring further comprises an annular section at the first support end extending towards the wall of the container and at least one perforation sized to receive the at least one projection of the annular wall; andwherein the cassette support portion is detachably engaged to the annular wall. 6. The waste storage system of claim 1 wherein the cassette support portion has a maximum diameter greater than a diameter of the outer wall of the cassette and the cassette support portion has a minimum diameter less than the diameter of the outer wall of the cassette, such that the cassette support portion forms the frusto conical ring that allows the cassette support portion to engage cassettes of various diameters. 7. A waste storage system adapted to engage cassettes of various diameter having three surfaces including an inner wall, an outer wall having an outer wall diameter and an annular base wherein the inner wall and the outer wall extend upward from the annular base, the waste storage system comprising: a container having a top, a bottom, a container wall and a rotate ring, wherein the top and the bottom are connected together by the container wall and the rotate ring rotatably engages with the top and extends inside the wall of the container;the rotate ring of the container having an annular wall having a first wall end and a second wall end and a cassette support portion, the cassette support portion having a first support end and a second support end wherein the first wall end of the annual wall engages the top of the container, the second wall end of the annular wall engages the first support end of the cassette support portion and the second support end of the cassette support portion extends inwardly from the wall of the container; andwherein the cassette support portion has a maximum diameter greater than the outer wall diameter of the cassette and the cassette support portion has a minimum diameter less than the outer wall diameter of the cassette such that the cassette support portion is adapted to engage at least one of the three surfaces of the cassette and the rotate ring of the container and the cassette rotate together when the rotate ring is rotated with respect to the wall of the container. 8. The waste storage system of claim 7 wherein the cassette support portion extends inwardly from the wall of the container and downwardly from the top of the container such that the cassette support portion forms a frusto conical ring. 9. The waste storage system of claim 7 wherein the cassette support portion further comprises: a vertical annular wall at the first support end, a conical cassette contact portion at the second support end and a horizontal base extending between the vertical annular wall and the conical cassette contact portion; andwherein the horizontal base of the cassette support portion is adapted to engage the annular base of the cassette and the conical cassette contact portion extends inwardly from the wall of the container and upwardly towards the top of the container such that the rotate ring of the container is adapted to rotate together with the cassette when the rotate ring is rotated with respect to the wall of the container. 10. The waste storage system of claim 9wherein the annular wall of the rotate ring further comprises a flange at the second wall end extending inwardly from the wall of the container and at least one projection extending towards the top of the container;wherein the cassette support portion of the rotate ring further comprises an annular section engaged with the vertical annular wall, the annular section extending towards the wall of the container and having at least one perforation sized to receive the at least one projection of the annular wall of the rotate ring; andwherein the cassette support portion is detachably engaged to the annular wall of the rotate ring. 11. The waste storage system of claim 7 wherein the cassette support portion further comprises: a vertical annular wall at the first support end, a radially outward projection at the second support end that extends towards the wall of the container and is connected to a vertical finger, and a horizontal base extending between the vertical finger and the vertical annular wall;wherein the radially outward projection extends towards the wall of the container and is adapted to engage a vertical rib on the outer wall of the cassette such that the rotate ring of the container and the cassette rotate together when the rotate ring is rotated with respect to the wall of the container. 12. A waste storage system comprising: a container having a top, a bottom, a container wall and a rotate ring, wherein the top and the bottom are connected together by the container wall and the rotate ring rotatably engages the top and extends inside the wall of the container;the rotate ring of the container having an annular wall having a first wall end and a second wall end and a cassette support portion having a first support end and a second support end wherein the first wall end of the annular wall engages the top of the container, the second wall end of the annular wall engages the first support end of the cassette support portion and the cassette support portion extends inwardly from the wall of the container and downwardly from the top of the container such that the cassette support portion forms a frusto conical ring;a cassette having three surfaces including an inner wall with an inner wall diameter, a circular outer wall with an outer wall diameter and an annular base wherein the inner wall and the outer wall extend upward from the annular base; andwherein the cassette support portion defines an aperture having a maximum diameter greater than the outer wall diameter of the cassette and the cassette support portion has a minimum diameter less than the outer wall diameter of the cassette, such that the cassette support portion engages the cassette. 13. The waste storage system of claim 12 wherein the cassette support portion engages the outer wall of the cassette. 14. A waste storage system comprising: a cassette having three surfaces including an inner wall, an outer wall having an outer wall diameter and an annular base wherein the inner wall and the outer wall extend upward from the annular base;a container having a top, a bottom, a container wall and a rotate ring, wherein the top and the bottom are connected together by the container wall and the rotate ring rotatably engages the top and extends inside the wall of the container;the rotate ring of the container having an annular wall with a first wall end and a second wall end and a cassette support portion having a vertical annular wall with a first support end, a conical cassette portion with a second support end, and a horizontal base extending between the vertical annular wall and the conical cassette portion;wherein the second wall end of the annular wall engages with the first support end of the cassette portion;wherein the conical cassette portion of the cassette support portion extends upwardly towards the top of the container and inwardly from the wall of the container; andwherein the annular base of the cassette engages the horizontal base of the cassette support portion and the inner wall of the cassette engages the conical cassette portion of the cassette support portion, such that the rotate ring of the container and the cassette rotate together when the rotate ring is rotated with respect to the container wall. 15. The waste storage system of claim 14wherein the annular wall of the rotate ring further comprises a flange at the second wall end extending inwardly from the container wall and at least one projection extending towards the top of the container;wherein the cassette support portion of the rotate ring further comprises an annular section engaged with the vertical annular wall, the annular section extending towards the container wall and having at least one perforation sized to receive the at least one of projection of the annular wall of the rotate ring; andwherein the cassette support portion is detachably engaged to the annular wall of the rotate ring.
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