Bin
OwnerThomas K. Buckinventor
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Abstract
A bin for receiving or storing one or more items. The bin includes a wall having an upper end and a lower end, and a bottom extending along the lower end of the wall. The wall and the bottom cooperate to define a chamber for receiving or storing one or more items. The bin also includes mouth at the upper end of the wall that is in communication with the chamber. The bin further includes a rim extending around a periphery of the mouth. The bin also includes content information on at least a portion of an exterior surface of the rim that is configured to identify the one or more items the bin is intended to receive or store.
Claims51
A bin assembly for receiving or storing one or more items, comprising:
- a bin, comprising:
- a wall having an upper end and a lower end;
- a bottom extending along the lower end of the wall, the wall and the bottom cooperating to define a chamber for receiving or storing the one or more items;
- a mouth defined by an upper end of the wall, the mouth in communication with the chamber;
- a rim extending outward around a periphery of the mouth and downward from the mouth, the rim having a first end portion proximate to the mouth and a second end portion distal to the mouth, the second end portion being a distalmost portion of the rim relative to a vertical centerline of the bin, the rim comprising at least one of a ridge and a crest at the first end portion;
- and
- a channel defined below a lower surface of the rim, the channel configured to facilitate grasping the bin;
- and
- one of a ring and a lid configured to fit over a peripheral portion of the rim between the first and second end portions,
- wherein, when the one of the ring and the lid is fit over the peripheral portion of the rim between the first and second end portions:
- the one of the ring and the lid covers an exterior surface of the peripheral portion of the rim between the first and second end portions,
- a cavity is defined between the rim and the one of the ring and the lid, the cavity being configured to accommodate an edge portion of a liner,
- the one of the ring and the lid contacts the first end portion of the rim, the contact between the one of the ring and the lid and the first end portion of the rim separating the cavity from the chamber, and
- wherein, when the one of the ring and the lid is the ring and the ring contacts the first end portion of the rim:
- the one of the ridge and the crest separates an innermost portion of the ring from the mouth and the chamber.
A bin assembly for receiving or storing one or more items, comprising:
- a bin, comprising:
- a wall having an upper end and a lower end;
- a bottom extending along the lower end of the wall, the wall and the bottom cooperating to define a chamber for receiving or storing the one or more items;
- a mouth defined by an upper end of the wall, the mouth in communication with the chamber;
- a rim extending outward around a periphery of the mouth and downward from the mouth, the rim having a first end portion proximate to the mouth and a second end portion distal to the mouth, the second end portion being a distalmost portion of the rim relative to a vertical centerline of the bin, the rim comprising at least one of a ridge and a crest at the first end portion;
- a channel defined below a lower surface of the rim, the channel configured to facilitate grasping the bin;
- and
- a ring configured to fit over a peripheral portion of the rim between the first and second end portions,
- wherein, when the ring is fit over the peripheral portion of the rim between the first and second end portions:
- the ring covers an exterior surface of the peripheral portion of the rim between the first and second end portions,
- a cavity is defined between the rim and the ring, the cavity being configured to accommodate an edge portion of a liner,
- the ring contacts the first end portion of the rim, the contact between the ring and the first end portion of the rim separating the cavity from the chamber, and
- the one of the ridge and the crest separates an innermost portion of the ring from the mouth and the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.