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US 5,048,903 AGranted
Trash organizer
OwnerEldon Lobleininventor
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Abstract
An under-counter kitchen trash appliance that facilitates sorting of household waste for recycling. Six triangular waste cans are nested in a cylindrical array on a revolving base and enclosed in an independent housing beneath a new or existing kitchen counter, much like a dishwasher. The counter has a trash drop hole above the revolvable nest of cans. The hole is covered by a hinged top. A visible index gauge indicates the rotated positions of the cans.
Claims7
In combination with a counter top of a domestic kitchen or the like, a trash collector and organizer to facilitate recycling, said organizer comprising:
- a revolvable base adapted to support a circular nest of generally triangularly shaped open top trash cans,
- a mount for said base holding the same at a predetermined level and location beneath the counter top,
- said counter top having a trash drop hole at a preselected location above said open cans,
- a top cover hinged to the counter top adapted to conceal said drop hole when closed and to expose said drop hole to receive trash when open,
- a mechanism for revolving said base so as selectively to locate the open mouth of any individual can directly beneath said drop hole,
- indexing means actuated by the revolving movement of said base to assist in the selection of the cans, said indexing means comprising
- a rotatable indicia bearing gauge and
- a drive from said revolving mechanism for rotating said gauge,
- said revolving mechanism having a push button controlled drive motor for revolving the can supporting base to selected rotated positions while simultaneously actuating said indexing means, and
- a door which, when open, facilitates the removal of individual cans from said base from front beneath the counter and which, when closed, serves to conceal the collector and organizer from view.
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