Canister with lever actuated latch
Assigneesimplehuman, LLC
InventorsFrank Yang, Joseph Sandor
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Abstract
A canister includes a body having a shell, a lid, and a handle mechanism. The handle mechanism includes a lever that actuates to engage and disengage a latch pivoted on the lever for locking and unlocking the lid to the body. The lever mates to a fixed handle portion to complete a handle for facilitating handling of the canister. The canister can further include wheels for transporting the canister. The lid can include an elastic portion to press against the body to create a seal. The canister can further include a utensil attached to the underside of the lid, for use to scoop the content from the canister.
Claims22
A canister, comprising:
- a body having an opening providing access to interior of the body;
- a lid covering the opening;
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- a handle mechanism positioned on the outside of body adjacent to the opening, comprising a latch, a lever and a fixed handle portion, wherein the latch is pivotally coupled to the lever such that the latch is rotatable with respect to the lever, wherein the latch is actuated by the lever to lock and unlock the lid against the opening, and wherein the lever and the fixed handle portion combine to complete a handle of the canister.
A canister, comprising:
- a body having an opening providing access to interior of the body;
- a lid covering the opening;
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- a handle mechanism positioned on the outside of body adjacent to the opening, comprising a latch, a lever and a fixed handle portion, wherein the latch is actuated by the lever to lock and unlock the lid against the opening, wherein the lever and the fixed handle portion combine to complete a handle of the canister, and wherein the lever is pivotally supported on the outside of the body at a first pivot point, and the latch is pivotally attached to the lever at a second pivot point, wherein the distance between the first pivot point and the second pivot point remains fixed as the latch pivots with respect to the lever and the lever pivots with respect to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.