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US 6,644,493 B1Granted
Weighted garbage can with legs
OwnerSandra T. Walton, Rasheed S. Waltoninventors
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Abstract
The weighted garbage can with legs has a receptacle with a rounded weighted base such that the empty garbage can will tend to remain upright and will upright itself if tipped. The weighted garbage can with legs also has retractable legs that function in conjunction with a spring suspended inner platform to retract when the garbage can is empty and extend as the receptacle is filled. The legs extend as the receptacle is filled to stabilize the can as the self-uprighting tendency is overcome when the filled receptacle becomes top-heavy.
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A garbage can with legs, comprising:
- (a) a receptacle portion having upper and lower ends;
- (b) a convex, rounded, weighted bottom attached to the lower end of said receptacle portion, said weighted bottom having a plurality of vertical holes therethrough;
- (c) a platform disposed within said lower end of said receptacle portion above said weighted bottom;
- (d) a plurality of vertical legs attached to and depending from said platform, the legs being in alignment with said vertical holes in said weighted bottom;
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- (e) bias means for retracting said legs within said weighted bottom when said receptacle portion is empty, and said legs extending through the holes when a weight is placed on said platform so that said platform is supported by said legs;
- wherein said weighted bottom has a center of mass positioned so that said receptacle portion returns to a vertical position when the garbage can is tipped while empty.
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