US 5,671,862 AGranted

Extended-life trash receptacle

OwnerCharles R. Cobosinventor

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Abstract

An extended-life trash receptacle includes walls forming a body having an open bottom. A replaceable bottom is adapted to fit within the body. The walls include flanges or other support means on their lower peripheries for supporting the replaceable bottom, and retaining strips or other retaining means for holding the replaceable bottom on the support means. The replaceable bottom is preferably made of plastic, Fiberglas, hard robber, aluminum, or other suitable strong, durable, tough, non-rusting, non-corroding, and relatively chemical-impervious material. If the replaceable bottom becomes worn, punctured, or otherwise damaged in use, it can be quickly and easily replaced by removing the retaining means and lifting the bottom out of the body. A new replaceable bottom can then be dropped into place in the body, and the retaining means reinstalled. The trash receptacle can then be returned to service, thus extending its useful life.

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Dependent claims

An extended-life trash receptacle, comprising:

a plurality of contiguous metal walls forming a body having an open bottom;
a replaceable bottom member having a lower surface and adapted to fit within and substantially cover said open bottom of said body;
support means disposed on said walls of said body for engaging said lower surface of said replaceable bottom member for supporting said replaceable bottom member within said body;
retaining means releasably mounted about said body for engaging an upper portion of said replaceable bottom member and holding said replaceable bottom member in place on said support means;
said support means including a plurality of inwardly extending flanges disposed on the lower peripheral edges of said walls, on which said replaceable bottom member may rest;
said replaceable bottom member including a bottom portion having said lower surface and walls extending upwardly therefrom, and said retaining means including an elongate strip releasably attached to each of said walls of said body and sandwiching each of said walls of said replaceable bottom member between said strips and said walls of said body;
said elongate strips including an upper portion disposed against said walls of said body and a lower portion disposed against said walls of said replaceable bottom member for sandwiching said walls of said replaceable bottom member against said walls of said body, and including releasable mounting means disposed through said upper portions of said elongate strips and said walls of said body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.