Compartmentalized trash can for sorting and storing different kinds of recyclables
US6378721B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S220/909
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A compartmentalized trash can for sorting and storing different kinds of recyclables. A plurality of partitions are disposed in, and divide, a container into a plurality of sub-chambers. A lid is hingedly attached to, and selectively opens and closes the container. An apparatus opens the lid by use of a foot of a user. A liner bag removably lines the container and is defined by a peripheral flange, and includes a plurality of sub-liner bags that are formed together as one piece, with each sub-liner bag lining an associated sub-chamber. Each sub-liner bag is defined by a flange. The flanges of adjacent sub-liner bags are common, and solely by themselves, without any other attachments, attach the plurality of sub-liner bags to each other. The flanges of the plurality of sub-liner bags are divided lengthwise by perforations. When the plurality of sub-liner bags are inserted into associated sub-chambers, and the peripheral flange of the liner bag rests on the container, and the flanges of the plurality of sub-liner bags rest on the plurality of partitions, and the plurality of sub-liner bags become filled with the different kinds of recyclable, then the perforations in the plurality of…
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