# US 2021/0276795 A1 · Trash anchor device

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- Number: US 2021/0276795 A1
- Document ID: US20210276795A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/812,281
- Filed: 2020-03-07
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2020-03-07
- Inventors: Leighton Fraser
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210276795A1

## CPC

- B65F 1/141: {Supports, racks, stands, posts or the like for holding refuse receptacles (B65F1/0066 takes precedence)}
- B62B 1/14: involving means for grappling or securing in place objects to be carried; Loading or unloading equipment
- B62B 1/264: {the objects being of cylindrical shape, e.g. barrels, buckets, dustbins}
- B65F 1/1468: {Means for facilitating the transport of the receptacle, e.g. wheels, rolls (hand-operated refuse vehicles B65F3/005)}
- B62B 2202/20: Dustbins, refuse containers
- B65F: GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE (disinfecting refuse A61L; refuse disintegrators B02C; sorting refuse B03B; B07B; handcarts for transporting refuse receptacles B62B; sack holders B65B67/00; converting refuse into fertilisers C05F; converting refuse into solid fuels C10L; sewers, cesspools E03F; arrangements in buildings for the disposal of refuse E04F17/10; refuse-consuming furnaces F23G; {for surgical articles A61B50/36})
- B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M)

## Abstract

A Trash Anchor, a device structured and arranged to prevent an outdoor trash can from being toppled by a strong gust of wind thereby alleviating the stress that comes with throwing the trash out.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A trash can anchor device comprising:
(a) a control bar having
(i) a slot running longitudinally along the control bar;
(ii) a slideable lid brace operably positioned with one end in the slot to slide up and down the slot so that a user can select a height at which to position the lid brace;
(b) a grip handle operably connected to a top of the control bar to allow a user to tilt and push or pull the trash can anchor device;
(c) a pair of wheels operably connected to at a base of the control bar to allow a user to roll the trash can anchor device when tilted;
(d) a metal horseshoe-shaped part operably connected at a middle part to the base of the control bar to provide lateral stability to a trash can,
wherein an open part of the metal horseshoe-shaped part faces away from the wheels, and
wherein the wheels are located on an opposing side of the control bar from the metal horseshoe-shaped part;
(e) a spring collar and magnet device, wherein the spring collar and magnet device is attached to the metal horseshoe-shaped part at the middle part to magnetically attract and secure a trash can; and
(f) a scoop attachment having one or more bars operably connected to the control bar or the metal horseshoe-shaped part or the control bar and the metal horseshoe-shaped part to provide support to a base of the trash can if the trash can anchor is tilted by a user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The trash can anchor device according to claim 1, wherein the spring collar and magnet device has a width of between four and five inches, and a height of eight inches.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The trash can anchor device according to claim 1, wherein the control bar, grip handle, lid brace, wheels, and scoop attachment are each formed from materials selected from the group consisting of fortified plastic materials and spring metal materials.