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US 6,662,965 B2Granted
Site furnishings receptacle and method
AssigneeDuMor, Inc.
InventorHoward M. Dill
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Abstract
A receptacle includes a base and a cylindrical or annular sidewall attached to the base and extending above the base to an open upper end. The sidewall and base define an interior of the receptacle to receive items. The sidewall includes one or more rigid plates spaced along the circumference of the sidewall, and one or more cutouts removed from at least one of the plates to define an ornamental feature in the sidewall. Each cutout is formed by cutting and defined by a cut edge extending along the periphery of the cutout. The cutouts can be torch-cut under automatic control.
Claims9
A site furnishings receptacle comprising:
- a base and an annular sidewall attached to the base, the sidewall extending away from the base to an open end for admitting objects in the receptacle, the base and the sidewall defining an interior of the receptacle for receiving objects in the receptacle;
- the sidewall comprising one or more rigid plates spaced along the circumference of the sidewall;
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- one or more cutouts removed from at least one of the rigid plates, each cutout comprising a periphery around the cutout defined by cut edges of such rigid plate or plates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.