Magnetic trash container lid with plate scraper
OwnerRichard E. Edwardsinventor
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Abstract
A trash container lid facilitates easy disposal of food scraps while inhibiting inadvertent disposal of tableware. The trash container lid includes a cover configured to cover at least a portion of an opening in a trash container. A chute is formed in the cover and is configured to receive food scraps and to direct the food scraps into the trash container. At least one magnet is disposed proximate the chute to catch tableware inadvertently introduced thereinto. A scraper blade is formed to the cover proximate the chute such that food scraps scraped from plates and the like with the scraper fall through the chute and into the trash container.
Claims18
A trash container lid for facilitating easy disposal of food scraps while inhibiting inadvertent disposal of tableware, the trash container lid comprising:
- a) a cover configured to cover at least a portion of an opening in a trash container;
- b) a chute formed in the cover and configured to receive food scraps and to direct the food craps into the trash container;
- c) at least one magnet disposed proximate the chute to catch tableware inadvertently introduced into the chute;
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- d) a scraper blade formed to the cover proximate the chute for hand-moved plate engagement whereby surface-tension held food scraps on said plate are scraped therefrom to fall through the chute into the trash container.
A method for disposing of food scraps, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) placing a cover over at least a portion of an opening in a trash container;
- b) dumping food scraps from a plate into a chute formed in the cover, the chute directing the food scraps into the trash container;
- c) catching tableware introduced into the chute with at least one magnet disposed proximate the chute;
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- d) scraping surface-tension held food scraps off of the plate by hand-moved plate engagement with a scraper which is formed to the cover, such that the food scraps fall through the chute into the trash container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.