Waste container
AssigneeOptisys, Inc.
InventorNicolai Kulseng-Varmedal
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Abstract
A waste container for supporting a waste bag, the container having a flat-packed state and an erected state. In the erected state, the container includes an outer housing and an insert. The outer housing includes walls and a bottom, and an upper end of the outer housing includes an upper edge that forms a top opening of an upper compartment. The insert is provided for placing inside the outer housing. The insert includes at least two spacers and a top, and the spacers project downward at right angles from the top towards the bottom such that the spacers cause the top to be held at a distance above the bottom, thereby forming a lower compartment. The outer housing includes a locking means for locking the insert inside the housing. The insert further includes a slot located in the top.
Claims9
A waste container for supporting a waste bag, wherein the container has a flat-packed state and an erected state, the container in the erected state comprising:
- an outer housing comprising walls and a bottom, where an upper end of the outer housing comprises an upper edge that forms a top opening of an upper compartment;
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- an insert for placing inside the outer housing, the insert comprising at least two spacers and a top, the spacers projecting downward at right angles from the top towards the bottom such that the spacers cause the top to be held at a distance above the bottom, thereby forming a lower compartment;
- wherein the outer housing comprises a locking means for locking the insert inside the housing,
- wherein the insert comprises a slot located in the top, wherein the spacers comprise perforated tear lines for tearing off parts of the spacers, and wherein the walls each comprise a foldable extension that is folded down on an outside of the outer housing in the erected state for reinforcement of the upper edge.
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A system for storing waste, comprising:
- a waste container for supporting a waste bag, wherein the container has a flat-packed state and an erected state, the container in the erected state comprising:
- an outer housing comprising walls and a bottom, where an upper end of the outer housing comprises an upper edge that forms a top opening of an upper compartment;
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- an insert for placing inside the outer housing, the insert comprising at least two spacers and a top, the spacers projecting downward at right angles from the top towards the bottom such that the spacers cause the top to be held at a distance above the bottom, thereby forming a lower compartment,
- wherein the outer housing comprises a locking means for locking the insert inside the housing,
- wherein the insert comprises a slot located in the top,
- wherein the spacers comprise perforated tear lines for tearing off parts of the spacers, and
- wherein the walls each comprise a foldable extension that is folded down on an outside of the outer housing in the erected state for reinforcement of the upper edge;
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- a waste bag roll located in the lower compartment when the waste container is in the erected state, where an outermost waste bag of the waste bag roll is provided through the slot in the top of the insert and further is folded over the upper edge of the outer housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.