Diaper pail with refrigerated interior compartment
OwnerAustin McKee, Eric M Siainventors
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Abstract
A diaper pail incorporating a refrigerated compartment is described herein, wherein the interior of the compartment can be cooled to low temperatures, typically less than 32 degrees Fahrenheit, to hinder and/or substantially slow the generation of noxious odors. Additionally, the diaper pail freezer includes a double lid with a bag retaining system to help ensure a good seal is maintained between the lid and the top of the pail to help contain any residual odors within the compartment.
Claims19
A diaper pail comprising:
- a container defining an interior compartment and having an open top surrounded by one or more top side edges;
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- a dual lid assembly, the lid assembly including (1) a outer lid pivotally connected to a top side edge of the one or more top side edges by an outer hinge and configured to cover the open top and to substantially cover the side edges, (ii) an inner lid wholly contained within and smaller than the outer lid, the inner lid being pivotally connected to the outer lid by an inner hinge and provide access to the interior compartment when opened;
- wherein the one or more top side edges define an upwardly extending top side ridge circumscribing the open top, and wherein the diaper pail further comprises a securing frame with a downwardly facing securing channel, the securing channel being configured to be received over the top side ridge;
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- wherein the one or more top side edges further define a top side channel outwardly adjacent to and circumscribing the top side ridge.
The diaper pail freezer of 8, furthering including a sealing material located on one or both the flat top surface of the securing frame or the corresponding downwardly facing flat securing surface of the outer lid.
The diaper pail freezer of 8, wherein the inner lid forms a second seal with the upper lid when closed.
A diaper pail in combination with a plastic bag:
- the diaper pail comprising (1) a container defining an interior compartment and having an open top surrounded by one or more top side edges, (2) a refrigeration mechanism configured, the configured to cool the interior compartment to at least a temperature less than 10 degrees Celsius, and (3) a dual lid assembly, the lid assembly including (i) an outer lid pivotally connected to a top side edge of the one or more top side edges by an outer hinge and configured to cover the open top and to substantially cover the side edges, and (ii) an inner lid wholly contained within and smaller than the outer lid, the inner lid being pivotally connected to the outer lid by an inner hinge and provide access to the interior compartment when opened, wherein the one or more top side edges define an upwardly extending top side ridge circumscribing the open top, and wherein the diaper pail further comprises a securing frame with a downwardly facing securing channel, the securing channel being configured to be received over the top side ridge;
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- wherein the plastic bag has a bag open end, the bag being received over the top side ridge and sandwiched between the top side ridge and the securing frame proximate the bag top end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.