Dumpster
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsJon P. Hassell, William P. Apps
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Abstract
Several embodiments of plastic dumpsters with improved strength and durability are disclosed. In one embodiment, gussets connect pockets to bevel walls, connecting the side walls to front and rear walls of the dumpster. The bevel walls are stronger than the side walls of the dumpster. Other embodiments disclose gussets integral with front and rear walls of the dumpster for improved strength. Other embodiments disclose removable, separately formed sleeves that are secured to the sides of the dumpster to form pockets for receiving the forks of a truck.
Claims22
A dumpster comprising:
- a base wall;
- a pair of opposite first walls extending upwardly from the base wall;
- a pair of opposite second walls extending upwardly from the base wall;
- a first bevel wall connecting one of the first walls to one of the second walls;
- a pocket for receiving a fork of a lift, the pocket on one of the first walls;
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- a first gusset formed integrally with the first bevel wall, the first gusset supporting the pocket.
A dumpster comprising:
- a base wall;
- a pair of opposite first walls extending upwardly from the base wall;
- a pair of opposite second walls extending upwardly from the base wall;
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- a pocket for receiving a fork of a lift, the pocket on one of the first walls, the pocket including a pocket wall having alternating single-wall thickness sections and box beam sections.
A dumpster comprising:
- a base wall;
- a pair of opposite first walls extending upwardly from the base wall;
- a pair of opposite second walls extending upwardly from the base wall;
- a hollow lip around an upper periphery of the first walls and second walls;
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- a pocket for receiving a fork of a lift, the pocket on one of the first walls, the pocket including a support wall continuous with the lip of one of the second walls, the pocket including a pocket wall having alternating single-wall thickness sections and box beam sections.
A method of forming a dumpster including the steps of:
- a) integrally molding a base wall, a pair of opposite first walls extending upwardly from the base wall, a pair of opposite second walls extending upwardly from the base wall, and a first bevel wall connecting one of the first walls to one of the second walls;
- b) forming a first gusset integrally with the first bevel wall;
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- c) supporting a pocket for receiving a fork of a lift on one of the first walls and the first gusset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.