Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for holding a trash receptacle

US6439517B1 · kind B1 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 27, 2001
Grant dateAug 27, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 27, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S248/907
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus for holding and supporting a trash receptacle includes a first collar that may be slidably coupled to a support post and may be selectively frictionally tightened thereto with a threaded screw fastener. A downwardly opening clip is attached to the first collar for capturing the upper rim of the trash receptacle. The apparatus includes a second collar which may be slidably coupled to the support post below the first collar and selectively frictionally tightened thereto. An L-shaped bracket is attached to the second collar and includes an annular configuration for supporting and engaging a lower rim of a trash receptacle.

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