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US 8,944,266 B2Granted
Floor-mount service container and lid
AssigneeDirtt Environmental Solutions Ltd.
InventorsHenry Roemer, Gordon Almond, Conrad Marini, Marco Paesano
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Abstract
Implementations of the present invention relate to a floor-mounted container that includes a rigid lower container portion defining an upper opening and a rim of the container, a flange extending from the rim and configured to support the container on edges surrounding a hole in the floor, when the container is mounted in the floor, and a lid with one or more trap-doors, the lid pivotally mounted to the rigid lower container portion and configured to pivot approximately 180 degrees from a covering position to an open position.
Claims22
A floor-mountable container comprising:
- a housing including an outer surface, an inner surface at least partially defining an interior space within the housing, and a top opening for accessing the interior space;
- a flange connected to the housing and extending laterally from the outer surface and about the top opening of the housing, the flange being configured to rest on a floor when the container is mounted in a hole in the floor and including a topmost surface;
- a hinge block pivotally connected to the container via a first shaft attached to the flange or a first pair of co-linear pins attached to the flange, the hinge block including a topmost surface, a first end portion pivotally connected to the first shaft or the first pair of co-linear pins, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the second end portion having a second shaft or a second pair of co-linear pins, the hinge block being movable between a first position, wherein the topmost surface of the hinge block is substantially coplanar with the topmost surface of the flange, and a second position, wherein the second end portion of the hinge block is rotated above the flange;
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- a lid including a topmost surface and pivotally connected to the housing via the second shaft or the second pair of co-linear pins of the hinge block, the lid being movable between a first position, wherein the topmost surface of the lid extends at least in part across the top opening and is substantially coplanar with the topmost surface of the hinge block and the topmost surface of the flange, and a second position, wherein the to most surface of the lid is rotated about 180 degrees relative to the topmost surface of the flange providing access to the top opening and interior space of the housing, the lid further including a notch formed in the lid and a trap-door within the notch, the trap-door being configured to cover the notch when the trap-door is in a first position and to provide access to the top opening of the housing when the trap-door is in a second position.
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A floor-mountable container comprising:
- a housing including an outer surface, an inner surface at least partially defining an interior space within the housing, and a top opening for accessing the interior space;
- a flange connected to the housing and extending laterally from the outer surface and about the top opening of the housing, the flange being configured to rest on a floor when the container is mounted in a hole in the floor and including a topmost surface;
- a hinge block pivotally connected to the container via a first shaft attached to the flange or a first pair of co-linear pins attached to the flange, the hinge block including a topmost surface, a first end portion pivotally connected to the first shaft or the first pair of co-linear pins, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the second end portion having a second shaft or a second pair of co-linear pins, the hinge block being movable between a first position, wherein the topmost surface of the hinge block is substantially coplanar with the topmost surface of the flange, and a second position, wherein the second end portion of the hinge block is rotated above the flange;
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- a lid including a topmost surface and pivotally connected to the housing via the second shaft or the second pair of co-linear pins of the hinge block, the lid being movable between a first position, wherein the topmost surface of the lid extends at least in part across the top opening and is substantially coplanar with the topmost surface of the hinge block and the topmost surface of the flange, and a second position, wherein the topmost surface of the lid is rotated about 180 degrees relative to the topmost surface of the flange providing access to the top opening and interior space of the housing, the lid further including a notch formed in the lid and a trap-door within the notch, the trap-door being configured to cover the notch when the trap-door is in a first position and to provide access to the top opening of the housing when the trap-door is in a second position;
- a latch bar having a first end mounted to the outer surface of the housing and a second free end;
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- an actuator extendable through an aperture formed in the housing that extends between the interior space of the housing and the outer surface of the housing, the actuator being configured to selectively urge the second free end of the latch bar away from the outer surface of the housing and toward the flange to secure the floor between the latch bar on one side of the floor and the flange on the other side of the floor opposite the latch bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.