Receptacle cover device
OwnerFrank Kincheninventor
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Abstract
A waste receptacle cover is configured for placing above an open top waste container. The cover has a main body that received objects therein and a central opening for disposal of the waste into the waste container. A tubular guard surrounds the central opening and prevents the objects from dropping into the waste container, while allowing the user to dispose of the waste directly into the waste container.
Claims21
A receptacle cover device adapted for supporting objects above an open-top waste container while facilitating disposal of waste within the waste container, the device comprising:
- a generally tubular upright support member configured for positioning in an open top of a waste receptacle;
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- a main body engageable with the support member for substantially covering said open top of the waste receptacle, said main body comprising a bottom with a central opening for providing access to the interior of the waste container, said central opening being surrounded by an upwardly extending guard member for preventing objects supported by the main body from moving through the central opening into the waste receptacle.
A method of holding objects above an open-top receptacle while facilitating disposal of waste into said receptacle, comprising the steps:
- providing a receptacle cover structure comprising a generally tubular upright support member and a main body engageable with the support member for substantially covering said open top of the waste receptacle, said main body comprising a bottom with a central opening, said central opening being surrounded by an upwardly extending guard member;
- positioning said receptacle cover structure over said receptacle and engaging said receptacle cover structure with the open top of the receptacle;
- depositing objects into the receptacle cover structure, while forming a barrier with said guard member and preventing the objects from dropping into the receptacle;
- disposing of waste through said central opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.