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US 7,086,550 B2Granted
Trash can assembly with locking lid
Assigneesimplehuman, LLC
InventorsFrank Yang, Joseph Sandor
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Abstract
A trash can assembly has a shell, a lid fitted over the top end of the shell, a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell, a link assembly coupling the foot pedal and the lid, and a lock secured to the lid and removably engaged with the shell to maintain the lid in an open position without pressing the foot pedal.
Claims12
A trash can assembly, comprising:
- a shell having an interior, a top end and a bottom end;
- a lid fitted over the top end;
- a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell;
- a link assembly coupling the foot pedal and the lid;
- and
- a pivoting lock secured to the lid and removably engaged with the shell to maintain the lid in an open position without pressing the foot pedal;
- wherein the lock is positioned inside the trash can assembly when the lid is closed, and the link assembly includes a link rod that couples the foot pedal and the lock.
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A trash can assembly, comprising:
- a shell having an interior, a top end and a bottom end;
- a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell;
- a lid fitted over the top end of the shell;
- a bracket fixedly secured to the lid;
- a link rod pivotably coupling the foot pedal and the bracket;
- a lock coupled to the link rod;
- a support frame provided at the top end of the shell, the support frame having a slot through which the bracket and the lock extend;
- and
- wherein the lock removably engages a portion of the support frame to maintain the lid in an open position without pressing the foot pedal;
- wherein the lock is positioned inside the trash can assembly when the lid is closed.
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A trash can assembly comprising:
- a shell having an interior, a top end and a bottom end;
- a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell;
- a lid fitted over the top end of the shell;
- a bracket fixedly secured to the lid;
- a link rod pivotably coupling the foot pedal and the bracket;
- a lock coupled to the link rod;
- a support frame provided at the top end of the shell the support frame having a slot through which the bracket and the lock extend;
- a ridge provided on the support frame with the lock removably engaging the ridge to maintain the lid in an open position without pressing the foot pedal;
- wherein the lock removably engages a portion of the support frame to maintain the lid in an open position without pressing the foot pedal;
- and
- wherein the lock is positioned inside the interior of the shell when the lock is disengaged from the ridge and the lid is closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.