US 9,315,204 B1Granted

Recycling cart

OwnerChristopher Birrellinventor

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Abstract

A recycling cart disposed on a wheeled platform. A trash can for non-recyclable trash and a green-colored bin for compostable materials are removably disposed on the platform. A shelf storage unit permanently disposed on the platform includes a divider separating upper and lower compartments. An upper recycle box within the upper compartment receives recyclable plastics, while a lower recycle box within the lower compartment receives recyclable cardboard and paper. An upper compartmentalized unit on a front side of shelf storage unit receives small recyclable items such as batteries, cartridges, and certain types of lights. An external handle is attached to the shelf storage unit. A storage area for recyclable broken down cardboard is defined by a gap between a vertical support plate on a rear end of the recycling cart and the shelf storage unit.

Claims5

Dependent claims

A recycling cart comprising:

a platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front end and a rear end;
a plurality of wheels disposed on the lower surface of the platform;
a trash can removably disposed on the upper surface of the platform, the trash can having a pair of trash can handles;
a colored bin removably disposed on the upper surface of the platform, the colored bin having a pair of colored bin handles;
a shelf storage unit permanently disposed on the upper surface of the platform proximal the rear end of the platform, the shelf storage unit having a continuous horizontally-disposed divider and a top surface;
a pair of compartments disposed within shelf storage unit comprising an upper compartment and a lower compartment, wherein the divider separates the upper and lower compartments from each other, wherein the upper compartment extends upwards to the top surface of the shelf storage unit;
an upper recycle box disposed within the upper compartment, the upper recycle box having a pair of upper recycle box handles;
a lower recycle box disposed within the lower compartment, the lower recycle box having a pair of lower recycle box handles;
an external handle attached to the shelf storage unit;
a solid vertical support plate continuously disposed across the rear end of the platform;
a storage area defined by a continuous gap between the vertical support plate and the shelf storage unit;
and
an upper compartmentalized unit disposed on a front side of the shelf storage unit adjacent to the top surface thereof;
and
a left bin and a right bin disposed in the upper compartmentalized unit;
wherein the colored bin is further colored differently from each of the left and right bins;
wherein the colored bin is colored differently from each of the trash can, the shelf storage unit, and the upper and lower recycle boxes.

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A recycling cart comprising:

a platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front end, and a rear end;
a quartet of wheels disposed on the lower surface of the platform, wherein at least two of the four wheels of the quartet of wheels are locking wheels;
a trash can removably disposed on the upper surface of the platform, the trash can having a pair of trash can handles, wherein the trash can is configured to receive non-recyclable trash therein;
a green-colored bin placed on the upper surface of the platform, the green-colored bin having a pair of colored bin handles, wherein the green-colored bin has a height approximately three-fourths of a height of the trash can, wherein the green-colored bin is configured to receive compostable waste therein;
a shelf storage unit permanently disposed on the upper surface of the platform proximal the rear end of the platform, the shelf storage unit having a continuous horizontally-disposed divider and a top surface;
a pair of compartments disposed within shelf storage unit comprising an upper compartment and a lower compartment, wherein the divider separates the upper and lower compartments from each other, wherein the upper compartment extends upwards to the top surface of the shelf storage unit;
an upper recycle box disposed within the upper compartment, the upper recycle box having a pair of upper recycle box handles, wherein the upper recycle box is configured to receive recyclable plastics therein;
a lower recycle box disposed within the lower compartment, the lower recycle box having a pair of lower recycle box handles, wherein the lower recycle box is configured to receive recyclable cardboard and paper therein;
an external handle attached to the shelf storage unit;
a solid vertical support plate continuously disposed across the rear end of the platform;
a storage area defined by a continuous gap between the vertical support plate and the shelf storage unit, wherein the storage area is configured to receive recyclable broken down cardboard;
an upper compartmentalized unit disposed on a front side of the shelf storage unit adjacent to the top surface thereof;
and
a pair of bins disposed in the upper compartmentalized unit, the pair of bins comprising a left bin and a right bin.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/602,028Filed 21 Jan 2015
Granted: 19 Apr 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B62B 3/10
Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor: characterised by supports specially…
B65F 1/0053
Specially adapted for segregated refuse collecting, e.g. receptacles with several compartments; Combination of receptacles: combination of several…
B65F 1/1473
Means for facilitating the transport of the receptacle, e.g. wheels, rolls: receptacles having wheels
B62B 2202/20
Indexing codes relating to type or characteristics of transported articles: dustbins, refuse containers