Refuse container lid opening device having push-up actuator

A refuse container lid opening device comprising:

• a container body having an outer surface and a top rim, the outer surface having a retaining sleeve and a stop, the top rim defining a top opening to the container and the top rim having a slot,
• a lid hingedly attached to the container body for covering the top opening,
• an actuator movably retained in said sleeve, said actuator having a top end and a bottom end, the actuator movable in said sleeve between a resting configuration and an engaged configuration, in said resting configuration the bottom end of the actuator resting on the stop, in said engaged configuration the actuator upraised from its position in the resting configuration and the top end of the actuator is engaged with the lid, and
• a partly open configuration in which the actuator raised above its position in the engaged configuration, is received in the slot of the rim and positioned in engagement with the lid, and in which the lid is raised above the top rim of the container body thereby forming a manually accessible gap between the container body and the lid.

A refuse container lid opening device comprising:

• a container body having an outer surface and a top rim, the outer surface having a retaining sleeve and a stop, the top rim defining a top opening to the container and the top rim having a slot and an upwardly extending circumferential railing having a top edge,
• a lid hingedly attached to the container body for covering the top opening, the lid having a smooth top surface free of grabbable handles or protuberances, the top surface including a perimeter edge,
• an actuator movably retained in said sleeve, said actuator having a top end and a bottom end, the actuator movable in said sleeve between a resting configuration and an engaged configuration, in said resting configuration the bottom end of the actuator resting on the stop, in said engaged configuration the actuator upraised from its position in the resting configuration and the top end of the actuator is engaged with the lid,
• a closed configuration in which the top surface of the lid is flush with or recessed below the top edge of said railing and in which the actuator is movable between said resting and engaged configurations, and
• a partly open configuration in which the actuator raised above its position in the engaged configuration, is received in the slot of the rim and positioned in engagement with the lid, and in which the lid is raised above the top rim of the container body thereby forming a manually accessible gap between the container body and the lid.