Step-on waste container

A waste container comprising a base portion having an open top to receive waste material therethrough, a cover to close the open top of said base portion, a pivotable pedal carried by said base portion, a lifter bar attached at its lower end to said pedal, means to attach the upper end of said lifter bar to said cover, hinge pins means to connect said cover to said base portion so that upon pivoting of said pedal said lifter bar causes said cover to rotate on said hinge pin means and pivot with respect to said base portion to thereby expose the open top of said base portion, socket means on said cover to receive said hinge pin means, knuckle means on said base portion alignable with said socket means to receive said hinge pin means, lug members carried by said base portion and fin means extending downwardly from said cover and having notches to receives said lug members, said fin means rotating with respect to said lug members when said cover is rotating on said hinge pin means.

A waste container comprising a base portion having an open top to receive waste material therethrough, a cover to close the open top of said base portion, a pivotable pedal carried by said base portion, a lifter bar attached at its lower end to said pedal, means to attach the upper end of said lifter bar to said cover, hinge pins means to connect said cover to said base portion so that upon pivoting of said pedal said lifter bar causes said cover to rotate on said hinge pin means and pivot with respect to said base portion to thereby expose the open top of said base portion, said hinge pin means including a head member carrying a hinge axle, socket means on said cover to receive said hinge pin means, said socket means having a countersunk recess to receive said head member and an aperture to receive said hinge axle, and knuckle means on said base portion alignable with said socket means to receive said hinge pin means.

A waste container comprising a base portion having an open top to receive waste material therethrough, a cover to close the open top of said base portion, hinge means to connect said cover to said base portion so that said cover can rotate with respect to said base portion, a pivotable pedal carried by said base portion, a lifter bar attached at its lower end to said pedal, flexible tines formed at the upper end of said lifter bar, pin members extending outwardly from said tines, and a bracket carried by said cover, said bracket having apertures therein to receive said pin members upon flexing of said tines.