Trash can assembly with motion damper for lid
Assigneesimplehuman, LLC
InventorsFrank Yang, Joseph Sandor
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Abstract
A trash can assembly has an outer shell having an enclosing wall, a top end, and a bottom end. The assembly includes a pedal bar pivotably coupled to the bottom end, a lid pivotably coupled to the top end, and a lifting rod that extends vertically inside the outer shell, with the lifting rod coupling the lid and the rear end of the pedal bar. An air damper is provided inside the outer shell and coupled to the rear of the pedal bar for applying an opposing force against the downward motion of the rear of the pedal bar.
Claims8
A trash can assembly, comprising:
- an outer shell having an enclosing wall, a top end, and a bottom end;
- a pedal bar pivotably coupled to the bottom end, the pedal bar having a rear end;
- a lid pivotably coupled to the top end;
- a lifting rod that extends vertically inside the outer shell, the lifting rod coupling the lid and the rear end of the pedal bar;
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- an air damper provided inside the outer shell and coupled to the rear of the pedal bar for applying an opposing force against the downward motion of the rear of the pedal bar.
A method of slowing the closing motion of a lid of a trash can assembly, comprising:
- a. providing a trash can assembly having:
- an outer shell having an enclosing wall, a top end, and a bottom end;
- a pedal bar pivotably coupled to the bottom end, the pedal bar having a rear end;
- a lid pivotably coupled to the top end, and operably coupled to the rear end of the pedal bar;
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- b. applying an opposing force against the downward motion of the rear of the pedal bar when the lid is being closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.