Sanitary product disposal container

A sanitary product disposal container suitable to receive and enclose used sanitary products prior to their disposal, comprising:

• a container housing having an interior space;
• a housing top cover on the container housing, the housing top cover comprising a top cover portion and a front cover portion, wherein the top cover portion is pivotably attached to the container housing and the front cover portion is pivotably attached to the top cover portion, wherein the housing top cover is non-planar and defines an internal space on an inner side of the housing top cover, the internal space oriented towards the interior space of the container housing;
• a cover actuating mechanism carried by the top cover portion of the housing top cover in said internal space of the housing top cover, wherein the cover actuating mechanism is jointly movable with the top cover portion and is configured to pivot the front cover portion relative to the top cover portion;
• at least one sensor operably interfacing with the cover actuating mechanism to facilitate pivoting of the front cover portion relative to the top cover portion responsive to sensing the presence of a person in proximity to the container housing;
• and
• a housing bottom cover on the container housing, the housing bottom cover selectively deployable between open and closed positions on the container housing;
• wherein
• the housing top cover is configured to selectively adopt:
• a closed position, in which the top cover portion, the cover actuating mechanism and the front cover portion are pivoted towards the container housing, and the top cover portion and the front cover portion close a top side and a front side of the container housing, respectively,
• a partially-open position, in which the top cover portion and the cover actuating mechanism are pivoted towards the container housing and the top cover portion closes the top side of the container housing, and further in which the front cover portion is pivoted relative to the top cover portion and into the interior space of the container housing to open the front side of the container housing, providing access to the interior space of the container housing, and
• a fully-open position, in which the top cover portion and the front cover portion are pivoted away from the container housing, opening the top side and the front side of the container housing, respectively, and further in which the cover actuating mechanism is pivoted away from the container housing jointly with the top cover portion.

A sanitary product disposal container suitable to receive and enclose used sanitary products prior to their disposal, comprising:

• a container housing having an interior space;
• a housing top cover on the container housing, the housing top cover comprising a top cover portion and a front cover portion, wherein the top cover portion is pivotably attached to the container housing and the front cover portion is pivotably attached to the top cover portion, wherein the housing top cover is non-planar and defines an internal space on an inner side of the housing top cover, the internal space oriented towards the interior space of the container housing;
• a cover actuating mechanism carried by the top cover portion of the housing top cover in said internal space of the housing top cover, wherein the cover actuating mechanism is jointly movable with the top cover portion and is configured to pivot the front cover portion relative to the top cover portion;
• at least one sensor operably interfacing with the cover actuating mechanism to facilitate pivoting of the front cover portion relative to the top cover portion responsive to sensing the presence of a person in proximity to the container housing;
• and
• a housing bottom cover on the container housing, the housing bottom cover selectively deployable between open and closed positions on the container housing, wherein the housing bottom cover comprises a bottom cover portion and a front cover portion extending from the bottom cover portion, wherein the bottom cover portion and front cover portion of the housing bottom cover are configured to close a bottom side and a bottom front side, respectively, of the container housing when the housing bottom cover is arranged in the closed position;
• wherein
• the housing top cover is configured to selectively adopt:
• a closed position, in which the top cover portion, the cover actuating mechanism and the front cover portion are pivoted towards the container housing, and the top cover portion and the front cover portion close a top side and a front side of the container housing, respectively,
• a partially-open position, in which the top cover portion and the cover actuating mechanism are pivoted towards the container housing and the top cover portion closes the top side of the container housing, and further in which the front cover portion is pivoted relative to the top cover portion and into the interior space of the container housing to open the front side of the container housing, providing access to the interior space of the container housing, and
• a fully-open position, in which the top cover portion and the front cover portion are pivoted away from the container housing, opening the top side and the front side of the container housing, respectively, and further in which the cover actuating mechanism is pivoted away from the container housing jointly with the top cover portion.