Commercial trash bin locking system
OwnerAllan M. Hodgeinventor
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Abstract
A commercial trash bin is provided with locking arrangements which restrict the use of the trash bin to the authorized user thereof, and still permit the dumping of the trash bins without wasting any extra time by the garbage truck operator. The lids are provided with a special latch which is disabled to permit dumping through gravity action when the trash bin is lifted and inverted and dumped. In one case the mechanism includes a heavy spring which is compressed by the weight of the trash bin, and in another case a gravity operated latch releasing mechanism is employed. In each case, to open the trash bin while it is in the upright orientation, a key-operated release, either in the form of a padlock or a built-in lock mechanism, is used.
Claims14
A locking trash bin assembly comprising:
- a commercial trash bin;
- at least one lid mounted on said trash bin;
- locking means for normally preventing the opening of said lid when said trash bin is in the upright orientation;
- means for disabling said locking means and permitting said lid or lids to swing open when said trash bin is dumped;
- means for unlocking said locking means to permit the opening of said lid or lids when the trash bin is in the upright orientation;
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- means for permitting authorized users only to operate said unlocking means and for preventing unauthorized users from operating said unlocking means when said trash bin is in the upright orientation, whereby the authorized users of said trash bin have exclusive access to deposit trash in said bin, and there is no delay in the normal dumping of said trash bin.
A locking trash bin assembly comprising:
- a commercial trash bin;
- a lid or lids mounted on said trash bin;
- locking means for normally preventing the opening of said lid or lids when said trash bin is in the upright orientation;
- means for disabling said locking means and permitting said lid or lids to swing open when said trash bin is dumped;
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- means for unlocking said locking means to permit the opening of said lid or lids when the trash bin is in the upright orientation, said unlocking means includes security means for releasing said locking means and permitting the authorized user only to deposit trash in said bin, whereby the authorized users of said trash bin have exclusive access to deposit trash in said bin, and there is no delay in the normal dumping of said trash bin.
A trash bin assembly including a commercial trash bin and a lid or lids mounted on said trash bin, the improvement comprising:
- locking means for normally preventing the opening of said lid or lids by unauthorized persons when said trash bin is in the upright orientation;
- means for disabling said locking means and permitting said lid to swing open when said trash bin is dumped;
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- means operable only by authorized persons for unlocking said locking means to permit the opening of said lid when the trash bin is in the upright orientation;
- whereby the authorized users of said trash bin have exclusive access to deposit trash in said bin, and there is no delay in the normal dumping of said trash bin.
A trash bin assembly including a commercial trash bin and a lid or lids mounted on said trash bin, the improvements comprising:
- locking means for normally preventing the opening of said lid or lids by unauthorized persons when said trash bin is in the normal upright orientation resting on a supporting surface;
- means for disabling said locking means and permitting said lid to swing open when said trsh bin is dumped;
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- means operable only by authorized persons for unlocking said locking means to permit the opening of said lid when the trash bin is in the upright orientation;
- whereby the authorized users of said trash bin have exclusive access to deposit trash in said bin, and there is no delay in the normal dumping of said trash bin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.