Trash can assembly with toe-kick recess
OwnerFrank Yanginventor
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Abstract
A trash can assembly has a shell having an enclosing wall that defines a periphery. The assembly has a lid fitted over the top of the shell, and a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom of the shell, with a portion of the foot pedal positioned inside the periphery of the shell. The assembly also includes a link assembly coupling the foot pedal and the lid. The assembly can also include a liner defining a container body, the liner fitted inside the shell and having an indent provided on the container body. A handle mechanism has a link strip that has a hooked end, with the hooked end engaging the indent to lift the liner from inside the shell.
Claims15
A trash can assembly, comprising:
- a shell having a top end and a bottom end, the shell having a metal enclosing wall that defines a periphery, the enclosing wall having a recess at its bottom end;
- a curved recess panel, separate from the shell, that is fitted in the recess, the curved recess panel made of a non-metal material;
- a lid fitted over the top end;
- a foot pedal partially positioned in the recess panel, with a portion of the foot pedal positioned inside the periphery of the shell;
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- a link assembly coupling the foot pedal and the lid.
A trash can assembly, comprising:
- a shell having an enclosing wall that defines a periphery;
- a liner defining a container body that has a side wall, the liner fitted inside the shell and having an indent provided on the side wall of the container body;
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- a handle mechanism having a link strip that has a hooked end, the hooked end engaging the indent to lift the liner from inside the shell;
- wherein the link strip is positioned adjacent the enclosing wall of the shell and the side wall of the container body.
A trash can assembly, comprising:
- a shell having an enclosing wall that defines a periphery;
- a liner defining a container body, the liner fitted inside the shell and having an indent provided on the container body;
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- a handle mechanism having a link strip that has a hooked end, the hooked end engaging the indent to lift the liner from inside the shell;
- wherein a first part of the link strip extends outside the enclosing wall of the shell, and a second part of the link extends inside the enclosing wall of the shell, and wherein the hooked end is coupled to the second part;
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- wherein the handle mechanism further includes a handle piece that is pivotally coupled to the enclosing wall of the shell and the first part of the link strip.
A trash can assembly, comprising:
- a shell having a top end and a bottom end, the shell having an enclosing wall that defines a periphery;
- a curved recess panel that is fitted in the enclosing wall adjacent the bottom end of the shell, the curved recess panel made of a different material than the enclosing wall of the shell;
- a lid fitted over the top end;
- a foot pedal partially positioned in the recess panel, with a portion of the foot pedal positioned inside the periphery of the shell;
- a link assembly coupling the foot pedal and the lid;
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- a plastic base that is separate from the enclosing wall, with the foot pedal pivotally secured to the base, and wherein the enclosing wall is made of metal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.