Receptacle with motion damper near lid
Assigneesimplehuman, LLC
InventorsFrank Yang, Di-Fong Chang, Joseph Sandor
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Abstract
A receptacle assembly including a body portion, a lid portion, a pedal portion, a rod, and a motion damper. The body portion includes an upper portion and a base portion and defines an interior space. The lid portion is movably engaged with the body portion and is configured to move between an open position and a closed position. The pedal portion is configured to move the lid portion between the open position and the closed position. A rod extends between the lid portion and the pedal portion. The rod can also interface with the motion damper. The motion damper is positioned near the lid portion and is configured to dampen motion of the rod.
Claims27
A receptacle assembly comprising:
- a body portion comprising an upper portion and a base portion, the body portion defining an interior space;
- a lid portion movably engaged with the body portion, the lid portion configured to move between a fully open position and a closed position;
- a pedal portion configured to move the lid portion between the fully open position and the closed position;
- a rod extending between the lid portion and the pedal portion;
- and
- a motion damper positioned near the lid portion and configured to interface with the rod when the lid portion is in the fully open position and the closed position,
- wherein the motion damper dampens motion of the lid portion,
- wherein when the pedal is pressed downward, the rod moves at least two components of the motion damper to a first configuration,
- wherein when the pedal is released, the rod moves the at least two components of the motion damper to a second configuration, and
- wherein at least a portion of the rod extends along a region exterior to the body portion below the motion damper.
A method of manufacturing a receptacle assembly comprising:
- forming a body portion comprising an upper portion and a base portion, the body portion defining an interior space;
- movably engaging a lid portion with the body portion, the lid portion configured to move between a fully open position and a closed position;
- movably engaging a pedal portion with the body portion, the pedal portion configured to move the lid portion between the fully open position and the closed position;
- extending a rod from the lid portion to the pedal portion;
- and
- movably engaging a motion damper with the rod such that the rod interfaces with the motion damper when the lid portion is in the fully open position and the closed position, and at least a portion of the rod extends along a region exterior to the body portion below the motion damper,
- wherein the rod interfaces with the motion damper such that, when the pedal is pressed downward, the rod moves at least two components of the motion damper to a first configuration, and when the pedal is released, the rod moves the at least two components of the motion damper to a second configuration,
- wherein the motion damper is configured to dampen motion of the rod, and
- wherein the motion damper is positioned near the lid portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.