Accessory arm to help maintain a close lid on trash receptacles
OwnerCamilo M. Magdalenoinventor
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Abstract
The present invention features a receptacle lift arm 100 that can maintain the receptacle lid closed after the receptacle is picked up and the contents there in are dumped.
Claims2
A receptacle lift arm (100) comprising:
- an accessory arm (110) that helps maintain a lid (120) closed on a receptacle (130), the accessory arm (110) has a shaft portion (112), a first end (114) and a second end (116), the first end (114) secures to a portion of the receptacle arm that wraps around the receptacle (102), the second end (116) extends upward above the receptacle lift arm (100) and permanently bends toward a direction of a second receptacle lift arm (104), wherein the first end (114) has three prong fork (115) that attaches to the receptacle lift arm (100);
- the bent portion functions to prevent the lid (120) from opening more than 90 degrees, by hooking over the lid (120) when it is swung open.
An accessory arm (110) that helps maintain a lid (120) closed on a receptacle( 130), the accessory arm (110) has a shaft portion (112), a first end (114) and a second end (116), the first end (114) secures to a portion of the receptacle arm that wraps around the receptacle (102), the second end (116) extends upward above the receptacle lift arm (100) and permanently bends toward a direction of a second receptacle lift arm (104), the bent portion functions to prevent the lid (120) from opening more than 90 degrees, by hooking over the lid (120) when it is swung open, wherein the first end (114) has three prong fork (115) that attaches to the receptacle lift arm (100).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.