Disposable container
AssigneeJuan Carlos Dominguez
InventorJuan Carlos Dominguez
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Abstract
A disposable container is disclosed that includes a lid, a frontward facing sidewall portion, a rearward facing sidewall portion that is opposite the frontward facing sidewall portion, a first foldable sidewall portion, a second foldable sidewall portion that is opposite the first foldable sidewall portion, a pedal, wherein the pedal is rotatably coupled to the frontward facing portion, a hinge mechanism, wherein the hinge mechanism is rotatably coupled to the lid and the rearward facing sidewall portion, and two or more lines that each have a first line end and a second line end, wherein the first line end of each of the two or more lines is coupled to the pedal and the second line end of each of the two or more lines is coupled to the hinge mechanism.
Claims11
A disposable container comprising:
- a lid;
- a frontward facing sidewall portion;
- a rearward facing sidewall portion that is opposite the frontward facing sidewall portion;
- a first foldable sidewall portion comprising a first crease;
- a second foldable sidewall portion that is opposite the first foldable sidewall portion, the second foldable sidewall portion comprising a second crease;
- a pedal, wherein the pedal is rotatably coupled to the frontward facing sidewall portion;
- a hinge mechanism, wherein the hinge mechanism is rotatably coupled to the lid and the rearward facing sidewall portion;
- two or more lines, each line being coupled to and between the pedal and the hinge mechanism, wherein each of the lines extends from the pedal and passes through a respective opening in the frontward facing sidewall portion and a respective opening in the rearward sidewall portion before each of the lines terminates at the hinge mechanism that is rotatably coupled to both the lid and the rearward sidewall portion;
- and
- two or more flexible members that are configured to initiate expansion of the disposable container from a collapsed state to an expanded state,
- wherein a first flexible member of the two or more flexible members is disposed on the first foldable sidewall portion so that a first end of the first flexible member couples to a first inner portion of the first foldable sidewall portion on a first side of the first crease of the first foldable sidewall portion and a second end of the first flexible member couples to a second inner portion of the first foldable sidewall portion on a second side of the first crease of the first foldable sidewall portion, wherein the first flexible member is configured to cause the first foldable sidewall portion to flex along the first crease in response to the application of a first force or the relief of a second force, and
- wherein a second flexible member of the two or more flexible members is disposed on the second foldable sidewall portion so that a first end of the second flexible member couples to a first inner portion of the second foldable sidewall portion on a first side of the second crease of the second foldable sidewall portion and a second end of the second flexible member couples to a second inner portion of the second foldable sidewall portion on a second side of the second crease in the second foldable sidewall portion, wherein the second flexible member is configured to cause the second foldable sidewall portion to flex along the first crease in response to the application of a third force or the relief of a fourth force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.