Trash Can Extender Apparatus
OwnerCynthia R Turnerinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a trash can extender apparatus that may be used to increase the storage capacity of a trash can. In one embodiment the extender apparatus may be secured to an interior or exterior surface of a trash can and has an extended position and a collapsed position. In the extended position, where a frame is extended upwardly from a refuse opening defined in the trash can, the extender apparatus extends the height of the trash can and increases the storage volume of the trash can. The extender apparatus also has a closed position where the frame is lowered to a point that is approximately flush with the lip of the trash can so that the lid may close and cover the refuse opening.
Claims20
A trash can extender apparatus comprising:
- A securing frame that is carried by the trash can and is adapted to fit within a refuse opening defined by the trash can and is disposed adjacent to an interior surface of the trash can;
- An extension frame having an extension arm that is slidably connected to the securing frame and interconnects the extension frame to the securing frame, wherein the extension frame has an extended position where the extension arm extends upwardly from the securing frame so that the extension frame is vertically spaced from the securing frame and wherein the extension frame has a collapsed position where the extension arm retracts towards the bottom of the trash can so that the extension frame is placed adjacent to the securing frame;
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- A flexible barrier that is carried by the extension frame so that when the extension frame is in the extended position, the flexible barrier forms a conduit extending upwardly from the refuse opening to the extension frame, thereby increasing a storage volume of the trash can so that debris may be stored above the refuse opening.
A trash can extender apparatus comprising:
- A securing frame that is carried by the trash can and disposed adjacent to an interior surface of the trash can;
- An extension frame having an extension arm that is slidably connected to the securing frame and interconnects the extension frame to the securing frame, wherein the extension frame has an extended position where the extension arm moves in a first direction so that the extension frame is spaced from a refuse opening defined in the trash can and wherein the extension frame has a collapsed position where the extension arm moves in a second direction so that the extension frame is placed adjacent to the refuse opening;
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- A flexible barrier that is carried by the extension frame so that when the extension frame is in the extended position, the flexible barrier forms an interior cavity that extends upwardly from the refuse opening to the extension frame, thereby increasing a storage volume of the trash can in which debris may be stored.
A trash can extender apparatus comprising:
- A securing frame that is carried by the trash can a refuse opening defined in the trash can;
- An extension frame having an extension arm that is carried by the securing frame and interconnects the extension frame to the securing frame, wherein the extension frame has an extended position where the extension arm maintains the extension frame in a position that is vertically spaced from the securing frame by a first distance and wherein the extension frame has a collapsed position where the extension frame is vertically spaced from the securing frame by a second distance, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance;
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- A flexible barrier that is carried by the extension frame that forms an interior cavity extending from the securing frame to the extension frame, thereby increasing a storage volume of the trash can in which debris may be stored.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.