Waste receptacle with a sweeping ramp having protruding teeth
AssigneeLeo Peter Kalscheur
InventorsLeo Peter Kalscheur, Kathleen Ellen Siggelkow
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Shown and described is a waste receptacle suitable for receiving swept waste materials from a broom or similar cleaning implement. The waste receptacle includes a sweeping ramp having protruding teeth. Users may sweep waste up the sweeping ramp, and the teeth serve to hinder the escape of waste from the ramp as the broom head is withdrawn across the ramp surface. A waste bin may be included adjacent the top of the sweeping ramp to receive waste swept up the ramp. A chute may be provided above the waste bin so that users may drop waste down the chute and into the waste bin.
Claims20
A waste receptacle comprising:
- a. a sweeping ramp including a lower ramp end and an upper ramp end, the sweeping ramp bearing teeth protruding therefrom at a non-zero angle between the lower and upper ramp ends;
- b. a waste bin having a bin floor defined beneath the upper ramp end.
A waste receptacle comprising:
- a. a sweeping ramp including a lower ramp end, an upper ramp end, and opposing ramp sides extending therebetween, wherein teeth extend from the sweeping ramp between its lower and upper ramp ends,
- b. a waste bin situated beneath the upper ramp end, and
- c. a tubular chute having a chute passage defined therein, the chute passage being directed onto the waste bin.
A waste receptacle comprising:
- a. a sweeping ramp including a lower ramp end, an upper ramp end, and opposing ramp sides extending therebetween, with teeth extending from the sweeping ramp between the upper and lower ramp ends at a non-zero angle,
- b. a waste bin situated beneath the upper ramp end, and
- c. a tubular chute having a chute passage defined therein, the chute passage being directed onto the waste bin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.