Diaper container
AssigneeGerry Baby Products Company
InventorsJeffery T. Samson, Roy E. Knoedler, Patrick M. Bertsch
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Abstract
A diaper container is provided having an exterior lid and an interior flap member wherein the lid and flap member are each provided with a filter element. The lid member is pivoted at a rear edge thereof to open the container and the flap member is pivoted at a central portion thereof and covers an opening for receiving diapers into the container. The pivotal movement of the flap member is limited in order to control dispersion of odors from the container. In addition, the body of the container is configured with its longest dimension in the front to rear direction whereby the container may be placed within narrow passages.
Claims20
A container for storing diapers comprising:
- a container body portion forming a receptacle for receiving diapers, said body portion having an upper edge, a lower edge and front and rear sides,
- an outer lid forming a closure over said body portion and having an exterior and an interior surface and a front and a rear edge,
- a pivot mounting for supporting said rear edge for pivotal movement such that said front edge may be lifted away from said body portion to an open position,
- first odor absorbing means attached to said interior surface of said outer lid,
- an interior flap located adjacent to said upper edge and forming an odor barrier between said body portion and said lid, said flap including a front portion and a rear portion,
- pivot means for mounting said flap for pivotal movement intermediate said front and rear portions,
- a bag retaining ring extending around the periphery of said upper edge such that a bag may be held in position within said body portion by said retaining ring, and
- a cover member removably positioned over said retaining ring, said pivot means including surfaces formed on said cover member for engaging cooperating surfaces on said flap.
A container for storing diapers comprising:
- a container body portion forming a receptacle for receiving diapers, said body portion having an upper edge, opposing front and rear sides and opposing lateral sides connecting said front and rear sides,
- an outer lid forming a closure over said body portion and having an exterior and an interior surface, front and rear edges adjacent to said front and rear sides, respectively, and opposing lateral edges extending between said front and rear edges,
- a pivot mounting for supporting said outer lid at said rear edge for pivotal movement such that said front edge may be lifted away from said body portion to an open position,
- a cover member extending around the periphery of said upper edge and including lateral portions located laterally outwardly from said opposing lateral edges of said outer lid, said lateral portions extending accurately upwardly from said front to said rear side above said upper edge to form a seal between said upper edge and said lateral edges of said outer lid, and
- wherein the distance between said front and rear sides is greater than the distance between said lateral sides at said upper edge whereby said container may be positioned within narrow openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.