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US 5,090,309 AGranted
Waste container
OwnerFu-Tung Laiinventor
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Abstract
A waste container includes a hollow body having an open top end, a cover detachably provided on the open top end, and a press member movably mounted on the cover and having a plate portion disposed horizontally inside the hollow body. The press member is vertically movable inside the hollow body to compress garbage inside the hollow body.
Claims5
A waste container, comprising:
- a hollow body having an open top end;
- a cover detachably provided on said open top end;
- a press member movably mounted on said cover and having a plate portion disposed horizontally inside said hollow body, said press member being vertically movable inside said hollow body to compress garbage inside said hollow body;
- said cover has a through hole and an inner side provided with a plurality of inwardly curving claw projections disposed around said through hole;
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- said press member has a post portion projecting upward from said plate portion and extending through said through hole, and a first ball portion being axially mounted on said post portion and removably engaging said claw projections;
- whereby, said press member is pushed downward to disengage said first ball portion from said claw projections and move said plate portion downward to compress garbage inside said hollow body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.