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US 5,881,896 AGranted
Refuse container with roll-back lid
AssigneeRubbermaid Commercial Products LLC
InventorsDonald C. Presnell, Harold E. Ruckman, Kirstin J. van Duelmen
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AssigneeRubbermaid Commercial Products LLC
InventorsDonald C. Presnell, Harold E. Ruckman, Kirstin J. van Duelmen
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A refuse container (10) includes an open-top receptacle (12) that is selectively closed by a removable hood (14). The hood (14) carries a roll-back door (22) that is operatively connected to a foot pedal (16) by a pair of lifters (18). The container (10) is designed so that the door (22) rolls back to an open position when the foot pedal (16) is depressed. The connection between the foot pedal (16) and the door (22) allows the hood (14) to be removed from the receptacle (12) without requiring the user to disconnect the linkage. As such, the linkage is automatically disassembled when the hood (14) is removed and automatically reassembled when the hood (14) is placed on the receptacle (12). The connection generally includes an engagement bar (70) that projects from an upper end of each lifter (18). The door (22) has a pair of arms (88) that each have a slot (84) therein. When the hood (14) is placed on the receptacle (12), the slots (86) engage the engagement bars (70). When the pedal (16) is depressed, the lifters (18) force the engagement bars (70) into the slots (86) causing the arms (88) to pivot about pivot pins (92) thus rolling the door (22) back into the hood (14).
A refuse container comprising an open-top receptacle, a removable hood selectively closing said open-top of said receptacle, a door carried by said hood, said door being moveable between an open position and a closed position, a foot pedal carried by said receptacle, and a link between said pedal and said door such that said door is moved to said open position from said closed position when said pedal is depressed, said link between said door and said pedal being disassembled upon removal of said hood from said receptacle.
A refuse container comprising a body having an opening therein, an outer cover having a door therein, said door carried by said body between a closed position where said door and said outer cover substantially closes said opening and an open position, a pedal carried by said body, and a linkage operatively connecting said door to said pedal whereby said door is moved to said open position when said pedal is depressed, said door being disassembled from said linkage upon manual movement of said door to said open position while said door is still being carried by said body.
A refuse container comprising an open-top receptacle, a removable hood selectively closing said open-top of said receptacle, a door carried by said hood, said door moveable between an open position and a closed position, a foot pedal carried by said receptacle, and a link between said pedal and said door such that said door is moved to said open position from said closed position when said pedal is depressed, said link including at least one lifter selectively connecting said pedal to said door, said lifter being disassembled from said door upon removal of said hood from said receptacle.
A refuse container comprising an open-top receptacle, a removable hood selectively closing said open-top of said receptacle, a door carried by said hood, said door moveable between an open position and a closed position, a foot pedal carried by said receptacle, and a link between said pedal and said door such that said door is moved to said open position from said closed position when said pedal is depressed, said receptacle movably retaining said link in a position so that when said hood is placed on said receptacle said link is connected between said pedal and said door .
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.