Selectively mobile waste receptacles and methods
US10279994B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F1/1426
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Waste receptacles and retractable casters for such waste receptacles are provided. The waste receptacle includes a housing that has an inner volume accessible by an opening. The housing also includes a base. The waste receptacle includes at least one foot attached to the base that is configured to support the waste receptacle in a standing position. On the housing is at least one retractable caster assembly with a caster moveable between a retracted position and an extended position in which the caster extends past the at least one foot to engage a surface on which the waste receptacle is placed. The waste receptacle is selectively disposed in either a standing position or a mobile position in which the receptacle is moveable along the surface by the retractable caster assembly.
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