Portable hamper with foot pedal operated cover

In a portable hamper,

• a frame including a pair of frame members spaced to permit mounting a pliant bag on the frame to hang downward between the pair of frame members,
• the frame including a third frame member disposed at one end of the pair of frame members,
• a cover of a size to overlie the pair of frame members and any bag assembled thereon and the third frame member,
• the cover including fastening means for pivotal attachment of the cover to the third frame member such as to be pivotal from a first position covering the pair of frame members, and any bag assembled thereon, to a second position in which the space between the frame members, and any bag assembled thereon, is uncovered,
• a pedal actuated linkage including a pedal movable mounted to a bottom of the frame and at least one arm extending diagonally across the pair of frame members and coupled to the pedal and the cover to provide translation of any force applied to the pedal to the cover to produce pivoting of the cover from the first position to the second position, and
• the arm including a cross member extending across the bottom of the frame and with the pedal directly attached to the cross member and extending horizontally outward from the cross member and with the pedal linkage including a pivot link extending between and pivotably attached to the frame and the cross member to provide for the pedal remaining in a substantially horizontal position upon movement of the pedal.