Patent · US Expired

Collecting container for waste

US5360132A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 1992
Grant dateNov 1, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S220/908
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A collecting container (20) for waste, such as waste to be recycled, consisting of a container bin (1) provided with a lid (4) which functions to close the opening of the bin and is pivoted thereon so that the lid may be swung between a closed position and an open position. So that the container may be easily filled without difficulty, the container (20) is provided with at least one additional smaller opening, such as openings (8, 8').

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