Safety web lid retainer for waste drum

摘要

A safety web and elongated pry bar for retaining the lid of a drum during opening of the lid. Safety web 10 is adapted to form a secure containment volume 22 in which lid 14 can be manipulated, and that prevents lid 14 from becoming a projectile. Safety web 10 includes a belt 20 for securing the safety web to the drum. The ends of belt 20 are secured to a ratcheting turnbuckle 25 that allows adjustment of the length of belt 20 providing for universal fit of a given safety web on a variety of different sizes of drums. Safety web 10 further includes a plurality of radial straps 30 that are radially disposed about belt 20. The ends 32 of radial straps 30 are fixedly secured to belt 20. Radial straps 30 are further fixedly secured to each other at a central point 35 defined by the midpoint of each radial strap 30. An annular strap 40 is provided on safety web 10 between belt 20 and central point 35. Annular strap 40 is fixedly secured to each radial strap 30. Lifting member 42 is provided to allow engagement of safety web 10 by a fork truck, hoist or similar lifting device. A steel elongated pry bar 50 is provided to allow an operator to vent pressure off of a drum with safety web 10 in place. Elongated pry bar 50 has a first end 55 adapted for grasping and a second end 60 adapted to engage the perimetric lip 62 of the drum lid so as to pry the lip 62 of the drum lid 14 upwards. A bend 65 and a short cross-member 70 cooperate to act as a fulcrum. When a downward force is applied to first end 55, an upward force is exerted on second end 60 that serves to pry lip 62 of lid 14 upward, and a downward force is exerted at the fulcrum to bias lid 14 against drum 12.