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US 4,054,225 AGranted
Refuse container assembly
OwnerThomas D. Frechinventor
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Abstract
A flexible refuse container with an open top, a closed bottom having ventilation holes therethrough and a continuous sidewall slit from the top to adjacent the bottom is disclosed. A plurality of latches adjacent the split permit the container to be placed in a fill position with the slit edges in close relationship for filling a plastic liner bag within the container, or in an unload position with the slit open to permit easy removal of a filled bag without tearing.
Claims6
A refuse container comprising:
- a flexible container having an open top, a bottom and a continuous side wall integrally attached to said bottom, said side wall having a slit extending longitudinally from said top to a location near said bottom, and
- releaseable means for securing opposite edges of said slits in close relationship when said container is in a fill position, said serving means being manually releasable so that the said edges move away from each other and the distance between said opposite edges increase along the direction from container bottom to container top to define an unload position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.