Linen hamper
AssigneeGeerpres, Inc.
InventorsScott E. Ribbe, Carleton Wright, Dale Bucy
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Abstract
A linen hamper made of a light weight tubular frame for releasably securing a hamper bag includes an open top which can be closed by a pivotally mounted lid. The lid is connected to a foot pedal pivotally mounted on the frame, by an adjustable control rod pivotally connected to each. A closing cylinder is biased to close the lid when pressure is removed from the foot pedal. However, the control rod is adjustable to a second state in which the pivot point of its connection to the lid is aligned or is over center relative to the pivot point of the lid, and with respect to the closing force exerted by the control rod on the lid, such that the closing cylinder cannot close the lid until the lid is tapped forwardly slightly.
Claims14
A hamper comprising:
- a hamper with an open top;
- a lid connected pivotally mounted over said open top;
- a foot pedal pivotally connected to said hamper;
- a control rod connecting said foot pedal to said lid, said control rod being adjustable, whereby pressure on said foot pedal opens said lid;
- a closing cylinder is operably connected to said lid, and is biased to slowly and quietly close said lid when pressure on said foot pedal is released;
- said control rod being adjustable between a first state in which said lid will close when pressure on said foot pedal is released, and a second state in which said lid will stay open when said pressure on said foot pedal is released, and will close when the lid is pushed slightly in a closing direction, allowing said closing cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.