Waste disposal devices with advanced control
OwnerDavid M Stravitzinventor
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Abstract
Waste disposal device adapted to receive a waste-containing member includes a container defining a waste-receiving compartment having an opening, a lid connected to the container and having a first, closed position covering the opening of the container and a second, open position in which the opening is exposed, and a rotation mechanism arranged in the container to rotate the waste-containing member when present in the container. The rotation mechanism is arranged to rotate the waste-containing member upon closure of the lid. A switch mechanism enables opening movement of the lid to cause the rotation mechanism to rotate the waste-containing member or prevent the rotation mechanism from rotating the waste-containing member depending on a setting of the switch mechanism.
Claims24
A waste disposal device adapted to receive a waste-containing member, comprising:
- a container defining a waste-receiving compartment having an opening;
- a lid connected to said container, said lid having a first, closed position covering said opening of said container and a second, open position in which said opening is exposed;
- a rotation mechanism arranged in said container to rotate the waste-containing member when present in said container, said rotation mechanism being arranged to rotate the waste-containing member upon closure of said lid;
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- a switch mechanism that is set to one of two different positions to regulate rotation of the waste-containing members based on opening movement of said lid such that when said switch mechanism is in one position, the opening movement of said lid causes said rotation mechanism to rotate the waste-containing member and when said switch mechanism is in the other position, the opening movement of said lid does not cause said rotation mechanism to rotate the waste-containing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.