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US 9,981,802 B2Granted
Locking device for waste container
AssigneeSerio-Us Industries, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Reeb, James L. Martin, II
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a rocking device for waste containers, particularly residential or commercial waste containers. In particular, the invention provides a waste container locking device which keeps the container closed when a sudden jerk or jarring, such as by ground impact, is applied on the container, so that the container does not open when it is accidentally knocked over, but may be opened when tipped during dumping.
Claims29
A locking device comprising
- a. a housing having top and bottom ends;
- b. a shaft having a first end and a second end, and extending from the bottom end of the housing;
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- c. one or more bar segments, each bar segment having a first end and a second end, the first end of the bar segment is connected to the second end of the shaft by a pivot, the second end of the bar segment is detachably connected to the shaft, wherein, when the locking device is subjected to a jerking or jarring motion and displaced from its upright position, the second end of the bar segment is detached front the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.