Patent · US Expired

Trash can assembly with locking lid

US7086550B2 · kind B2 · utility

115Cited by
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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 19, 2004
Grant dateAug 8, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2024

Classification

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

Abstract

A trash can assembly has a shell, a lid fitted over the top end of the shell, a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell, a link assembly coupling the foot pedal and the lid, and a lock secured to the lid and removably engaged with the shell to maintain the lid in an open position without pressing the foot pedal.

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