Trash can assembly
Assigneesimplehuman, LLC
InventorsFrank Yang, Joseph Sandor
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Abstract
A trash can assembly has a shell having an enclosing wall that defines a periphery. The assembly has a lid fitted over the top of the shell, and a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom of the shell, with a portion of the foot pedal positioned inside the periphery of the shell. The assembly also includes a link assembly coupling the foot pedal and the lid. The assembly can also include a liner defining a container body, the liner fitted inside the shell and having an indent provided on the container body. A handle mechanism has a link strip that has a hooked end, with the hooked end engaging the indent to lift the liner from inside the shell.
Claims16
1-20. (canceled)
A trash can assembly, comprising:
- a shell having an open top edge and an outer surface, with the open top edge having a frame extending from the top edge in a manner such that the frame is offset from the outer surface of the shell, the frame having a top edge;
- at least one recess cut from the top edge of the frame;
- a lid fitted over the top edge;
- and
- rigid liner fitted inside the shell and having a top edge, with a portion of the top edge of the rigid liner being positioned adjacent the at least one recess.
A trash can assembly, comprising:
- a shell having an open top edge;
- a lid fitted over the top edge, with an ionizer provided on the lid;
- and
- rigid liner fitted inside the shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.