Decorative trash receptacle system and kit
OwnerPatricia H. Gilleyinventor
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Abstract
A decorative trash receptacle system and kit that display patterns through a transparent outer surface and allows users to selectively make changes to the display. The elements comprise inner and outer receptacles nestled together with decorative material comprising a pattern on one face thereof sandwiched between them. The sidewall of the outer receptacle is transparent, and the pattern is positioned to be viewed through the transparent wall of the outer receptacle. A retainer ring or a template may be positioned to secure and ensure the decorative material remains in place between the interior and exterior wall surfaces of outer and inner receptacles, respectively, so that the pattern is visibly displayed.
Claims16
A decorative trash receptacle system comprising:
- a. an outer trash receptacle member that has a substantially transparent sidewall;
- b. an inner trash receptacle member that has a sidewall sized to removably fit within the outer trash receptacle;
- c. a cavity formed between the sidewall of the outer trash receptacle member and the sidewall of the inner trash receptacle member when the inner trash receptacle member is fitted within the outer trash receptacle member;
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- d. a decorative material having a pattern thereon, sized and shaped to be retained within the cavity and to display the pattern through the transparent sidewall of the outer trash receptacle member.
A kit for use in displaying a pattern through an exterior surface of a decorative trash receptacle system comprising:
- a. a substantially transparent outer trash receptacle member having a sidewall, the sidewall having an interior surface;
- b. a template, the template comprising a cutting guide for decorative material having a pattern on at least one face thereof, the template being sized to substantially match the interior surface of the sidewall of the outer trash receptacle member;
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- c. an inner trash receptacle member sized to sandwich, between said transparent outer trash receptacle member and said inner trash receptacle member, decorative material sized to match the template, whereby said decorative material is securely retained in place.
A decorative trash receptacle kit comprising:
- a. a substantially transparent outer trash receptacle member having an upper edge;
- b. an inner trash receptacle member sized to fit within the outer trash receptacle, comprising an outwardly extending upper edge member sized to cover the upper edge of the outer trash receptacle member and configured to removably retain the inner trash receptacle member and the outer trash receptacle member in mated position when the inner trash receptacle member is placed within the outer trash receptacle member;
- c. a template designed for cutting a decorative material having a pattern on a face thereof to fit between said outer trash receptacle member and said inner trash receptacle member when the inner trash receptacle member is placed within said outer trash receptacle member, with the pattern facing the outer trash receptacle member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.