Trash can assembly and improvements thereto
Assigneesimplehuman, LLC
InventorsFrank Yang, Joseph Sandor
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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.
Claims11
A trash can assembly, comprising:
- a shell having an open top edge, an outer surface, a bottom end and a periphery, with the open top edge having a unitary frame extending from the top edge in a manner such that the frame is both upwardly and inwardly offset from the outer surface of the shell, the frame having a top edge;
- at least one recess cut from the top edge of the frame;
- a single lid fitted over the top edge;
- a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell, 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 rigid liner fitted inside the shell and having a top edge, with a portion of the top edge being positioned adjacent the at least one recess for easy grasping of the rigid liner top edge for removal from the shell.
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;
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- a base that defines a skirt surrounding the bottom end of the shell, with the foot pedal being pivotally secured to the base and radially flush with the skirt.
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 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, with a first part of the link strip extending outside the enclosing wall of the shell,and a second part of the link extending inside the enclosing wall of the shell, and with the hooked end extending from the second part;
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- wherein a length of the link strip is positioned adjacent and along 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 that has a side wall, 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, with a first part of the link strip extending outside the enclosing wall of the shell, and a second part of the link extending inside the enclosing wall of the shell, and with the hooked end being coupled to the second part;
- wherein a length of the link strip is positioned adjacent and along the side wall of the container body;
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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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.