Apparatus for covering refuse receptacles
OwnerBrian Horwathinventor
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Abstract
A container cover for covering otherwise open containers, such as recycle bins, includes a mesh material bounded by a flexible elastic cord that allows for adaptation of the container cover to containers of various sizes and shapes. A handle mechanism connected to the mesh material or to the elastic cord provides for quick removal of the container cover from a container and a securing mechanism provides for permanent attachment of the container cover to a container.
Claims33
A container cover comprising:
- a flexible material having a periphery;
- an elastic member disposed around the periphery of the flexible material;
- and
- a tension adjusting apparatus disposed on the elastic member adapted to adjust tension applied by the elastic member.
An apparatus adapted to cover a container comprising:
- a flexible, rectangular-shaped material having four corners and four edges;
- an independent seam disposed at each of the four edges;
- an elastic member housed in the independent seams and having an exposed portion at each of the corners of the flexible material;
- and
- a tension adjusting device disposed on the elastic member adapted to adjust the tension applied by the elastic member.
A method of covering a container with a flexible material having an elastic member coupled to a periphery of the flexible material to define an expandable opening, comprising:
- expanding the opening to a size sufficient to receive the container;
- placing the material over the container so that the opening surrounds an open side of the container defined by one or more container walls;
- releasing the opening so that the elastic material engages the one or more container walls;
- and
- adjusting a tension adjusting apparatus disposed on the elastic member to either increase or decrease tension applied by the elastic member to the one or more container walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.