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US 12,522,431 B2Granted
Heavy duty trash bin
AssigneeCreative Plastic Concepts, LLC
InventorJacob H. Whitta
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Abstract
A trash bin is provided which includes a hollow body having an open end and a closed end, the open end providing access to a cavity. The trash bin may also include a first handle, a second handle, and a third handle. The trash bin may include a foothold disposed at the closed end. The foothold may include a foot recess projecting into the cavity of the hollow body, the foot recess having a bottom step substantially coextensive with a bottom of the closed end of the hollow body. The trash bin may include a first handhold, a second handhold, and a third handhold, each disposed at the closed end and respectively including a first handhold recess, a second handhold recess, and a third handhold recess projecting into the cavity of the hollow body. A method of using the trash bin is also provided.
Claims18
A trash bin, comprising:
- a hollow body defining a cavity configured to receive waste, the hollow body having an open end and a closed end, the open end providing access to the cavity;
- a first handle, a second handle, and a third handle, each of the first handle, the second handle, and the third handle disposed at the open end, the second handle disposed opposite the first handle, the third handle disposed between the first handle and the second handle;
- a foothold disposed at the closed end, the foothold including a foot recess projecting into the cavity of the hollow body, the foot recess having a bottom step substantially coextensive with a bottom of the closed end of the hollow body;
- a first handhold, a second handhold, and a third handhold, each of the first handhold, the second handhold, and the third handhold disposed at the closed end, the first handhold including a first downwardly facing surface and a first handhold recess projecting upwardly from the first downwardly facing surface and into the cavity of the hollow body, the second handhold including a second downwardly facing surface and a second handhold recess projecting upwardly from the second downwardly facing surface and into the cavity of the hollow body, and the third handhold including a third downwardly facing surface and a third handhold recess projecting upwardly from the third downwardly facing surface and into the cavity of the hollow body, no portion of the trash bin being directly below the first downwardly facing surface of the first handhold, no portion of the trash bin being directly below the second downwardly facing surface of the second handhold, no portion of the trash bin being directly below the third downwardly facing surface of the third handhold;
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- a wheel well disposed at the closed end and projecting into the cavity of the hollow body, the wheel well configured to receive a wheel and be coupled to an axle passing through an aperture adjacent the wheel well, the first handhold recess being merged with the wheel well.
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A method of using a trash bin, comprising:
- providing the trash bin, the trash bin including:
- a hollow body defining a cavity configured to receive waste, the hollow body having an open end and a closed end, the open end providing access to the cavity;
- a first handle, a second handle, and a third handle, each of the first handle, the second handle, and the third handle disposed at the open end, the second handle disposed opposite the first handle, the third handle disposed between the first handle and the second handle;
- a foothold disposed at the closed end, the foothold including a foot recess projecting into the cavity of the hollow body, the foot recess having a bottom step substantially coextensive with a bottom of the closed end of the hollow body;
- a first handhold, a second handhold, and a third handhold, each of the first handhold, the second handhold, and the third handhold disposed at the closed end, the first handhold including a first downwardly facing surface and a first handhold recess projecting upwardly from the first downwardly facing surface and into the cavity of the hollow body, the second handhold including a second downwardly facing surface and a second handhold recess projecting upwardly from the second downwardly facing surface and into the cavity of the hollow body, and the third handhold including a third downwardly facing surface and a third handhold recess projecting upwardly from the third downwardly facing surface and into the cavity of the hollow body, no portion of the trash bin being directly below the first downwardly facing surface of the first handhold, no portion of the trash bin being directly below the second downwardly facing surface of the second handhold, no portion of the trash bin being directly below the third downwardly facing surface of the third handhold;
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- disposing waste into the open end of the hollow body;
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- a wheel well disposed at the closed end and projecting into the cavity of the hollow body, the wheel well configured to receive a wheel and be coupled to an axle passing through an aperture adjacent the wheel well, the first handhold recess being merged with the wheel well.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.