# US 8,464,897 B2 · Attachable, replaceable skid pad for receptacle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,464,897 B2 - Document ID: US8464897B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/965,418 - Filed: 2010-12-10 - Published: 2012-06-14 - Granted: 2013-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2010-12-10 - Assignees: Incredible Plastics, Inc. - Applicants: Ted E. Bloom - Inventors: Ted E. Bloom - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8464897B2 ## CPC - B65D 25/24: for spacing bases of containers from supporting surfaces, e.g. legs (for pallets B65D19/40) - B65F 1/02: without removable inserts - B65F 1/1468: {Means for facilitating the transport of the receptacle, e.g. wheels, rolls (hand-operated refuse vehicles B65F3/005)} - Y10T 29/49: Method of mechanical manufacture - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - B65F: GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE (disinfecting refuse A61L; refuse disintegrators B02C; sorting refuse B03B; B07B; handcarts for transporting refuse receptacles B62B; sack holders B65B67/00; converting refuse into fertilisers C05F; converting refuse into solid fuels C10L; sewers, cesspools E03F; arrangements in buildings for the disposal of refuse E04F17/10; refuse-consuming furnaces F23G; {for surgical articles A61B50/36}) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract Systems, methods, and devices that facilitate producing and using an attachable, replaceable skid pad on a receptacle are presented. A skid pad can be created using a desired material(s), wherein the skid pad can be desirably shaped to conform with a bottom edge of a receptacle so that the skid pad can be desirably attached to the bottom edge of the receptacle and so that the outer surface of the skid pad can be desirably used to pull or drag the receptacle across a wide variety of surfaces, including soft or malleable surfaces. The skid pad can be attached to the receptacle using screws to attach it to, using a desired adhesive to attach it to, or by being snapped onto, a bottom region of the receptacle. The skid pad is removable from the receptacle when desired (e.g., when worn) and can be replaced with another skid pad. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device that facilitates movement of a receptacle, comprising: a skid pad that is configured to be attachable to a bottom edge portion of the receptacle to facilitate the movement of the receptacle across a surface, wherein the skid pad is configured to span across the bottom edge portion associated with a first side portion of the receptacle that is associated with the bottom edge portion from a second side portion of the receptacle to a third side portion of the receptacle, wherein the second side portion and the third side portion are at respective ends of the first side portion; and one or more attachment facilitator components that are formed on the skid pad to facilitate attachment of the skid pad to the bottom edge portion of the receptacle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the bottom edge portion and the first side portion of the receptacle combine in relation to each other to form a defined shape, and the skid pad comprises an inside facing surface that has a shape that is contoured to conform with the defined shape of the bottom edge portion and the side portion, and an outside facing surface of the skid pad comprises a rounded shape that is at least partially rounded and is shaped independent of the shape of the inside facing surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein the inside facing surface of the skid pad is a surface that faces the bottom edge portion when the skid pad is attached to the bottom edge portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the skid pad is shaped in the form of a ring shape that corresponds to a shape of a bottom end of the receptacle and covers at least respective portions of respective bottom edges of the bottom end of the receptacle and respective portions of respective sides of the receptacle when the skid pad is attached to the bottom end of the receptacle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the skid pad is shaped and sized such that an outside facing surface of the skid pad is at least partially rounded, the outside facing surface is a surface of the skid pad that is not facing the bottom edge portion of the receptacle when the skid pad is attached to the receptacle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the skid pad is constructed of one or more materials comprising a polymer-based material, a metal-based material, fiberglass, or wood. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein at least one attachment facilitator component of the one or more attachment facilitator components protrudes outward by a specified length from an inside facing surface of the skid pad, wherein a size and a shape of the at least one facilitator component conforms to at least one corresponding recessed region in a bottom end portion of the receptacle to facilitate insertion of at least a portion of the at least one attachment facilitator component in the at least one corresponding recessed region when the skid pad is attached to the receptacle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more attachment facilitator components comprises an adhesive material applied on an inside facing surface of the skid pad to facilitate an attachment of the inside facing surface to the bottom edge portion of the receptacle. ### Claim 9 A system that facilitates movement of a receptacle across a surface, comprising: the receptacle, wherein the receptacle is formed to comprise a bottom end that is closed and a top end that is at least partially open to form a chamber in the receptacle to facilitate holding materials within the chamber; and a skid pad that is configured to be attachable to a bottom edge portion of the bottom end of the receptacle to facilitate the movement of the receptacle across the surface, wherein the skid pad is further configured to span across the bottom edge portion associated with a first side portion of the receptacle that is associated with the bottom edge portion from a second side portion of the receptacle to a third side portion of the receptacle, wherein the second side portion and the third side portion are at respective ends of the first side portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, further comprising: a handle that is formed on or attached to a side associated with the bottom edge portion of the receptacle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the skid pad is further configured to comprise: a specified number of attachment facilitator components that are formed on the skid pad to correspond with a specified number of attachable regions formed on the receptacle to facilitate attachment of the skid pad to the receptacle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising: a specified number of fastener components that are configured to be insertable into the specified number of attachment facilitator components and the specified number of attachable regions to facilitate attachment of the skid pad to the receptacle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the attachment facilitator components and at least a portion of the attachable regions are respectively configured in shape in relation to each other to facilitate snapping the specified attachment facilitator components into the attachable regions respectively corresponding to the attachment facilitator components to facilitate attachment of the skid pad to the receptacle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein an inside facing surface of the skid pad is shaped to conform with a shape of the bottom edge portion of the receptacle, and the inside facing surface of the skid pad is a surface that faces the bottom edge portion when the skid pad is attached to the bottom edge portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the skid pad is shaped and sized such that an outside facing surface of the skid pad is at least partially rounded, the outside facing surface is a surface of the skid pad that is not facing the bottom edge portion of the receptacle when the skid pad is attached to the receptacle. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein at least one of the skid pad or the receptacle is constructed of one or more materials comprising a polymer-based material, a metal-based material, fiberglass, or wood. ### Claim 17 A method, comprising: forming a skid pad that is sized and shaped to substantially span across a bottom edge portion associated with a first side portion of a receptacle from a second side portion of the receptacle to a third side portion of the receptacle wherein the second side portion and the third side portion are at respective ends of the first side portion; and forming at least one attachment facilitator component on the skid pad to facilitate attaching the skid pad to the receptacle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: forming the receptacle to comprise a bottom end that is closed and a top end that is at least partially open to form at least one chamber in the receptacle usable to hold materials; and forming at least one attachable region on the receptacle, wherein the at least one attachable region is positioned on the receptacle to correspond with the at least one attachment facilitator component when the skid pad is attached to the receptacle such that that the skid pad is attachable to the bottom edge portion of the receptacle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the forming at least one attachment facilitator component on the skid pad further comprises forming the at least one attachment facilitator component on the skid pad to comprise an extended portion on an inside facing side of the skid pad; and wherein the forming the at least one attachable region comprises forming the at least one attachable region to be recessed such that the at least one attachable region is shaped to conform with a shape of the extended portion on the inside facing side of the skid pad to facilitate attaching the skid pad to the receptacle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: at least one of forming or attaching at least one handle on the first side of the receptacle, wherein the first side is associated with the bottom edge portion, and wherein the forming the skid pad further comprises forming the skid pad such that the skid pad covers at least a portion of the first side and at least a portion of the bottom edge portion of a bottom end of the receptacle.