Modular waste containers
AssigneeBusch Systems International Inc.
InventorCraig Busch
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Abstract
A modular waste disposal or recycling container and modular container system are disclosed. The container includes a base and one or more sidewalls extending upwardly from the base. The base and the one or more sidewalls together define an interior space for receiving waste or recyclables. A sidewall of the one or more sidewalls comprises one or more sockets, and each of the one or more sockets is capable of removably receiving a respective one of a magnet, a ferromagnetic insert and a plug with a cap that covers the socket. The modular container system includes at least two containers, one having magnetic properties on a first sidewall and the other having ferromagnetic properties on a second sidewall. When placed adjacent to each other, the first and second sidewalls releasably adhere to each other.
Claims16
A modular waste disposal or recycling container comprising:
- a base;
- and
- one or more sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, wherein the base and the one or more sidewalls together define an interior space for receiving waste or recyclables, wherein a sidewall of the one or more sidewalls comprises one or more sockets on an exterior of the sidewall, and wherein each of the one or more sockets comprises a recess formed by a recessed portion of the sidewall, wherein the recess defines an opening and is for receiving one of a magnetic or ferromagnetic insert to aid in adhering the container to another container, wherein each of the one or more sockets receives a respective removable plug, and wherein the plug comprises a cap sized larger than the opening to cover the opening.
A modular system of waste disposal or recycling containers, the system comprising two containers, each container comprising:
- a base and one or more sidewalls extending upwardly from the base that together define an interior space for receiving waste or recyclables, the one or more sidewalls comprising first and second sets of one or more sockets on an exterior of the container,
- wherein each socket of the first set of sockets of each container removably receives either a magnet or a ferromagnetic insert to magnetically adhere the containers to each other, and
- wherein each socket of the second set of sockets of each container removably receives a plug with a cap that covers the socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.