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US 9,731,894 B2Granted
Pneumatic trash can
OwnerPatrick Alan Tatominventor
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Abstract
A pneumatic trash can having a built-in air blower system is provided. The air blower system facilitates ease of placement and removal of a flexible trash bag within the trash can. The blower system is designed to evacuate air from the interior of the trash can and to blow air into the interior of the trash can. The trash can additionally has a drainage system designed to drain any liquids that may leak from a trash bag in order to keep the liquids away from the blower system.
Claims14
A trash receptacle comprising:
- a. a container for accepting a flexible trash bag, said container having a top opening, a continuous side wall, and a bottom;
- b. a bag stop disposed within the container for supporting a trash bag above the bottom of the container, said bag stop comprising a surface attached to the side wall, said surface having a plurality of holes therethrough;
- c. two air blowers disposed within the container below the bag stop, wherein the first air blower is adapted to move air into the interior of the container and the second air blower is adapted to evacuate air from the interior of the container,
- wherein the air blowers are configured for moving air between the interior of the container and the exterior of the container in both directions via at least one hole in the side wall below the bag stop;
- and,
- d. at least one foot pedal located exterior to the container near the bottom of the container, said at least one foot pedal configured for operating the air blowers.
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A trash receptacle comprising:
- a. a container for accepting a flexible trash bag, said container having a top opening, a continuous side wall, and a bottom, said bottom having an opening therethrough;
- b. a bag stop disposed within the container for supporting a trash bag above the bottom of the container, said bag stop comprising a surface attached to the side wall, said surface having a plurality of holes therethrough;
- c. a base section attached to the bottom of the container;
- and,
- d. at least one air blower disposed within the base section, said at least one air blower configured for moving air between the interior of the container and the exterior of the container in both directions by moving air through the opening in the bottom of the container,
- wherein the opening in the bottom of the container is elevated above the bottom of the container by means of a hollow protrusion extending upward from the bottom of the container such that a liquid reservoir is formed in the bottom of the container for capturing substantially all liquids that may pass through the holes in the bag stop surface, the depth of said reservoir being generally equal to the height of the hollow protrusion extending upward from the bottom of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.