Trash can assembly with locking lid

A trash can assembly, comprising:

• a shell having an interior, a top edge that defines a periphery, 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, the link assembly including a rod having a vertical length, and a top end that pivotably couples the lid;
• a support frame extending around the entire periphery of the top edge of the shell, the support frame having a slot through which the rod extends, the slot having a lock section that engages the rod along the vertical length of the rod at a location offset from the top end of the rod, to maintain the lid in an open position without pressing the foot pedal.

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, the link assembly including a rod that extends vertically in the interior of the shell;
• and
• a locking member provided in the interior of the shell through which the rod extends, the locking member having a first section that engages the rod along the vertical length of the rod to maintain the lid in an open position without pressing the foot pedal, and a second section in which the rod is positioned when the lid is closed.