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US 11,225,376 B1Granted
Trashcan system and method of use
OwnerTammi Shantal Kinginventor
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Abstract
A trashcan system includes a body forming an interior cavity; a lid engaged with the body to enclose the interior cavity; a control system secured to the body and having a speaker; the control system is to wirelessly communicate with a smart device; the control system activates playing of audio from the smart device through the speaker when the smart device is within a predetermined distance from the control system.
Claims7
A trashcan system, comprising:
- a body forming an interior cavity, the body extending from a bottom to a top;
- a lid engaged with the body to enclose the interior cavity, the lid having an integrally attached lip extending away from the body, the integrally attached lip is configured to releasably engage with a second trashcan body;
- a telescoping handle secured to the body;
- a portable phone;
- a control system secured to the body and having:
- a speaker;
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- a transceiver wirelessly connected to the portable phone;
- wherein the control system is configured to wirelessly communicate with the portable phone via the transceiver;
- wherein the control system activates playing of audio from the portable phone through the speaker when the portable phone is within a predetermined distance from the control system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.