Disposal unit and indicator system therefor
AssigneeBradley Corporation
InventorsZeljko Nikolic, Mark A. Meyer
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Abstract
A disposal unit includes a housing surrounding a cavity and an indication slot formed in the housing. An indicator system is mounted within the housing and includes an indicator arm movable between a start point not aligned with the indication slot and an end point aligned with the indication slot. When the indicator arm is in the start position, the indicator arm is configured to transition from the start point to the end point upon opening of a door of the housing. Conversely, when the indicator arm is in the end position, the indicator arm is configured to remain in the end point upon opening of the door of the housing.
Claims20
A disposal unit comprising:
- a housing surrounding a cavity;
- an indication slot formed in the housing;
- an indicator system mounted within the housing and including an indicator arm movable between a start point not aligned with the indication slot and an end point aligned with the indication slot;
- when the indicator arm is in the start position, the indicator arm is configured to transition from the start point to the end point upon opening of a door of the housing;
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- when the indicator arm is in the end position, the indicator arm is configured to remain in the end point upon opening of the door of the housing.
A disposal unit comprising:
- a housing body having a main surface and a sidewall extending from one or more edges of the main surface toward a mounting surface of the disposal unit, the main surface being spaced apart from the mounting surface of the disposal unit to form a cavity therebetween;
- an indicator arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the indicator arm being pivotably mounted to at least one of the housing body and the mounting surface, the second end of the indicator arm configured to travel along a slot formed in the main surface of the housing body;
- a locator movably coupled to the second end of the indicator arm, the locator having a tab portion and neck portion, the neck portion being disposed within a slot opening;
- the slot opening formed in the main surface extending from a start point to an end point;
- and a recess at the start point of the slot opening and having a diameter larger than a diameter of the slot opening, the recess configured to receive the tab portion of the locator.
A disposal unit comprising:
- a housing surrounding a cavity and including a door;
- an indicator arm pivotably mounted to the disposal unit to transition from a start point to an end point;
- an indication surface of the indicator arm configured to align with an indicator slot in the disposal unit when in at the end point;
- upon opening of the disposal unit by a user, the indicator arm transitions or remains in the start point;
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- upon pushing a door of the disposal unit, the door interacts with the indicator arm to transition or remain in the end point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.