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US 2008/0164257 A1Published application
Trash Container
AssigneeJ.F. Meskill Enteprises, LLC
InventorsDavid J. Boll, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Craig M. Saunders
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AssigneeJ.F. Meskill Enteprises, LLC
InventorsDavid J. Boll, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Craig M. Saunders
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A trash container includes a base, a liner supported by the base to receive and store trash, a body, supported by the base, configured to house the liner, a lid hingedly mounted to the body and a pedal. A link assembly is operably connected to the pedal and the lid to translate an up-down pivot motion of the pedal to an up-down pivot motion for the lid. The link assembly includes a lift bar and at least one first arm. The link assembly provides a direct rigid connection between the pedal and the lid. At least one damper assembly is operably connected to the link assembly for dampening opening and closing motions of the lid. The at least one damper assembly includes a damper and a second arm moveably connected to the damper and the at least one first arm.
A trash container comprising:
A trash can container including a base, a liner supported by the base to receive and store associated trash, a body supported by the base for housing the liner, a lid hingedly mounted to the body, a pedal, a link assembly operably connecting the pedal to the lid and a damper assembly operably connected to the link assembly for dampening motion of the link assembly, the link assembly comprising:
A trash can container including a base, a liner supported by the base to receive and store associated trash, a body supported by the base for housing the liner, a lid hingedly mounted to the body, a pedal, a link assembly operably connecting the pedal to the lid and a damper assembly mounted to the base and operably connected to the link assembly for dampening motion of the link assembly, the damper assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.