Receptacle for yard waste
OwnerFrederick Martin Landryinventor
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Abstract
The receptacle for yard waste will allow the user to quickly combine the collecting, compacting and bagging of leaves and yard waste by providing a single receptacle that a user can collect yard waste into a bag within, and then compact. The bag is quick and easy to install within the receptacle, and is removed through the front opening so that the user doesn't have to lift the compacted bag out of the top of the receptacle. The front opening also makes it possible to do away with the step of having to eliminate one or more air pockets between a traditional plastic yard waste bag and the bagging container.
Claims19
A receptacle for collecting, compacting, and bagging leaves and other yard waste, comprising:
- (a) a collecting bin body having
- (i) a front opening with a height, a top width, and a bottom width different from the top width;
- (ii) a lip, wherein the lip is located directly below a bottom of the front opening;
- (iii) a top opening;
- (iv) a unitary bagging rim that encompasses the top opening;
- (v) one or more bagging barbs operably positioned on an outer, lower edge of the bagging rim to hook and hold a yard waste bag;
- and
- (vi) at least one bar handle positioned at a back, top edge of the collecting bin body;
- (b) a pair of transporting wheels,
- wherein the pair of transporting wheels are operably connected to the collecting bin body at a back, lower side of the collecting bin body so that the collecting bin body is tiltable on the pair of transporting wheels;
- (c) a lid having at least two hinges,
- wherein the lid is operably connected to the collecting bin body at a back, top side of the collecting bin body via the at least two hinges, and
- wherein the at least two hinges are positioned in line with the at least one bar handle.
A receptacle for collecting, compacting, and bagging leaves and other yard waste, comprising:
- (a) a collecting bin body having
- (i) a front opening with a height, a top width, and a bottom width different from the top width;
- (ii) a lip, wherein the lip is located directly below a bottom of the front opening,
- wherein the lip of the collecting bin body is approximately 20 percent or less of a total height of the collecting bin body;
- (iii) a top opening;
- (iv) a unitary bagging rim that encompasses the top opening;
- (v) two bagging barbs operably positioned on opposites sides of an outer, lower edge of the bagging rim to hook and hold a yard waste bag;
- and
- (vi) at least one bar handle positioned at a back, top edge of the collecting bin body;
- (b) a pair of transporting wheels,
- wherein the pair of transporting wheels are operably connected to the collecting bin body at a back, lower side of the collecting bin body so that the collecting bin body is tiltable on the pair of transporting wheels;
- (c) a lid having at least two hinges,
- wherein the lid is operably connected to the collecting bin body at a back, top side of the collecting bin body via the at least two hinges, and
- wherein the at least two hinges are positioned in line with the at least one bar handle;
- (d) a detachable panel having a height, a top width, and a bottom width,
- wherein the height, the top width, and the bottom width of the detachable panel are the same as the height, the top width, and the bottom width of the front opening of the collecting bin body, and
- wherein the detachable panel is operably attachable and detachable to the collecting bin body so as to cover the front opening of the collecting bin body;
- and
- (e) a compacting component,
- wherein the compacting component is operably connectable to an underside of the lid, and
- wherein the receptacle is formed from one or more materials selected from the group consisting of plastic, composite, metal, and rubber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.