Receptacles with interior liner dispensers
Assigneesimplehuman, LLC
InventorsFrank Yang, Adam Wade
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Abstract
A receptacle assembly may include a body, a lid, and a liner dispenser positioned in an interior space of the body, such as on or near the inside surface of a rear wall of the body. In some embodiments, the liner dispenser has a first opening and a second opening. The interior liner dispenser can be configured to receive a package of liners from the interior space through the first opening and to dispense the liners (e.g., one at a time) into the interior space through the second opening. With the lid closed, the liner dispenser may be hidden from a user's view.
Claims22
A receptacle assembly comprising:
- a body having a front wall, a rear wall, an interior space, and a base, wherein the base forms a footprint of the body;
- a lid coupled to the body, the lid being movable between a closed position and an open position;
- a basin that is receivable in and removable from the interior space of the body when the lid is in the open position, the basin comprising an upper lip configured to retain a liner;
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- an interior liner dispenser in the interior space and within the footprint, the interior liner dispenser comprising a first opening and a second opening, the first opening and the second opening positioned closer to the lid than to the base;
- wherein, with the lid in the open position and the basin removed from the interior space, the interior liner dispenser is configured to receive a package of liners through the first opening and to dispense one of the liners of the package into the interior space through the second opening.
A receptacle assembly comprising:
- a body comprising an upper end, a front wall, a rear wall, a base, and an interior space;
- a lid coupled to the body, the lid being movable between a closed position and an open position;
- a basin that is receivable in and removable from the interior space of the body when the lid is in the open position, the basin comprising an upper lip configured to retain a liner;
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- an interior liner dispenser in the interior space, the interior liner dispenser comprising a first opening and a second opening, the first and second openings being spaced apart from each other, the first and second openings positioned closer to the upper end than the base, the interior liner dispenser configured to receive a package of liners from the interior space through the first opening and to dispense one of the liners of the package into the interior space through the second opening;
- wherein, with the lid in the closed position, the interior liner dispenser is not visible to a user.
A receptacle assembly comprising:
- a body comprising a top portion, a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom portion, and an interior space;
- a lid coupled to the body, the lid being movable between a closed position and an open position;
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- an interior liner dispenser in the interior space and spaced apart from the front and rear walls of the body, the interior liner dispenser comprising a first opening and a second opening, the first and second openings being spaced apart from each other, the first opening and the second opening positioned above a midpoint of the rear wall between the top portion and the bottom portion;
- the interior liner dispenser configured to receive a package of liners from the interior space through the first opening and to dispense one of the liners of the package into the interior space through the second opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.