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US 8,944,276 B2Granted
Dumpster with a moveable false floor and method of collecting trash using the same
OwnerTony Garagiolainventor
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Abstract
A dumpster having a moveable false floor which moves from a bottom of the dumpster toward a top opening when the dumpster is tilted to a substantially inverted orientation during collection of trash. The moveable false floor has freedom to move a predetermined length toward the top opening, where upon reaching the predetermined length a restraining device abruptly stops the floor causing the dumpster to shake dislodging adhered trash. Upon being returned to an upright orientation the moveable false floor moves back to the bottom.
Claims9
A dumpster, said dumpster comprising:
- a walled container;
- a moveable false floor that moves unaided in the walled container depending on an orientation of the dumpster, said moveable false floor comprised of a planar member having a plurality of upper coupling elements on a lower side of the moveable false floor, where said moveable false floor falls from a resting position proximal to a bottom of the dumpster towards a top opening of the dumpster to a predetermined position when the dumpster is tilted from an upright orientation towards an inverted orientation, and the moveable false floor falls back to the resting position when the dumpster is returned to the upright orientation;
- a plurality of lower coupling elements fixedly attached to the dumpster proximate to the bottom;
- and
- a restraining means on an underside of the moveable false floor, wherein said restraining means comprises a plurality of chains having a predetermined length, where each chain is attached to an upper coupling element and a lower coupling element, where said restraining means provides the moveable false floor freedom to fall a predetermined distance toward the top opening to the predetermined position, pushing out trash when the dumpster is tilted toward the inverted orientation, where upon reaching the predetermined position the restraining means abruptly stops the floor causing the dumpster to shake dislodging adhered trash, and then when the dumpster is returned to the upright orientation, the floor returns to the bottom of the dumpster;
- where the predetermined length of chain is selected such that the distance the floor can fall before being stopped is sufficient to cause the dumpster to shake hard enough to dislodge adhered trash on stopping.
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